Are we being forced to go electric?

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GuyBoden

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A bloke, as old and as fat as me cycled past me on a straight flat road with apparent ease, on what looked like a new racing bike.

I engaged my big front ring and soon caught him up, then I saw he was on one of these ebike racers:

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Up close, the big rear hub was the give away. I had a quick chat and he said he only bought it for the local hills, I said West Cheshire doesn't have any hills.

Edit: Sorry wrong thread :laugh:
 
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fossyant

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GuyBoden said:
A bloke, as old and as fat as me cycled past me on a straight flat road with apparent ease, on what looked like a new racing bike.

I engaged my big front ring and soon caught him up, then I saw he was on one of these ebike racers:

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Up close, the big rear hub was the give away. I had a quick chat and he said he only bought it for the local hills, I said West Cheshire doesn't have any hills. :laugh:
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Must ask, what were you doing on the little ring anyway in West Cheshire. East Cheshire/Manchester hill dweller here. Tisk tisk.
 
Jameshow

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GuyBoden said:
A bloke, as old and as fat as me cycled past me on a straight flat road with apparent ease, on what looked like a new racing bike.

I engaged my big front ring and soon caught him up, then I saw he was on one of these ebike racers:

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Up close, the big rear hub was the give away. I had a quick chat and he said he only bought it for the local hills, I said West Cheshire doesn't have any hills. :laugh:
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Like this...
 
cougie uk

cougie uk

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Have you done Bellemonte
GuyBoden said:
A bloke, as old and as fat as me cycled past me on a straight flat road with apparent ease, on what looked like a new racing bike.

I engaged my big front ring and soon caught him up, then I saw he was on one of these ebike racers:

View attachment 697514

Up close, the big rear hub was the give away. I had a quick chat and he said he only bought it for the local hills, I said West Cheshire doesn't have any hills. :laugh:
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Road in Frodsham ? Eek.
 
icowden

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dicko said:
We bought our Ford Ka brand new in April 2012 so far we have covered nearly 15,000 miles. We intend to keep this great little car as it’s too expensive to change it does everything we want it to do. We have cycles and bus passes plus senior railcards for getting about. It’s so simple to repair and cheap to service. Here’s to the next thirteen years.
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And there's nothing wrong with that. However you may find an increasing number of places where you can't take it - although with that mileage I suspect you only use it very very locally, and you may find towards the end of the next 13 years that petrol or diesel starts to become very expensive.

A good example that people are not being forced to go electric!
 
mjr

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dicko said:
We bought our Ford Ka brand new in April 2012 so far we have covered nearly 15,000 miles. We intend to keep this great little car as it’s too expensive to change it does everything we want it to do. We have cycles and bus passes plus senior railcards for getting about. It’s so simple to repair and cheap to service. Here’s to the next thirteen years.
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Lovely, but how does it affect the point DRM was suggesting? It sounds like you're pretty reasoned about it. Do you refer to your bought-new car as if it was a child?
 
biggs682

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A name new to the Uk , not suggesting or promoting them

8yr / 100,000 mile battery warranty

https://gwmora.co.uk/?utm_source=fa...oMAu9wyc2c0xGIejVgn5E98DpDT-EIqDZp-WzNZNhbm70
 
Mike_P

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Harrogate
Notable improvement in local EV charging facilities - eight chargers and 6 spaces for vehicles awaiting a charging space provided by Sainsburys

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Gunk

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icowden said:
However you may find an increasing number of places where you can't take it - although with that mileage I suspect you only use it very very locally, and you may find towards the end of the next 13 years that petrol or diesel starts to become very expensive.
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Out of interest, is this just your opinion or based on verified facts?
 
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