ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Not really its not a electric driven car; Like the Prius it still relies on a engine+gearbox drivetrain with the motor to provide low speed stop/start propulsion. The Ampera is mainly a electric driven car (150bhp motor vs the 30bhp in the pug and prius); the engine mainly serves as just a generator to extend range.

A vastly superior method; Diesel-Electric trains have been like that for over fifty years, same as with ships.

Leslie

I think a lot of people are learning how much fuel they can save by driving with a gentle foot on the accelerator.

Les

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

Tell me about it, people driving at 45mph on motorways is ridiculous. I see more lorries trying to overtake people going slower than them in the inside lane.

DYK

That's because you're getting more drivers coming on motorways with these little 1 litre eco cars.
And then you just get the ones that seem oblivious to the fact that they are on a motorway.

pslewis

No sign of fuel being saved this morning at Goodwood!!

Soft Top Breakfast this morning .... 100's of convertibles out for the hell of it!! It was freezing when I left home at 6am this morning to make my way there ..... the sun came out and I'm sunburnt!!

It's pleasing to see so many people getting together despite the fuel costs!

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I find its seems to be old cars that do this rather than "eco" or small city cars. Unless its a woman, who is terrified of driving, so sits in the middle lane and leans so far forward that her head is infront of the steering wheel, eyes wide open, too scared to blink.

Ironically I'm passed by Pruises (priusii? ) speeding at 80+mph, not very eco...they are probably doing about 45mpg at that speed, which the average fast diesel can easily do

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Yes, but the "Toffs" would struggle to get anything done, their investments would tumble as nobody would be buying anything, just fuel to do the bare minimum, it wouldnt be good for anyone other than the oil companies.

The government are really greedy I dont think, they are in charge of a massive welfare system that pays better than working, a health service that costs more than they get in tax and are busy fighting wars on the behalf of the oil companies, they are incompent a lot of the time, greedy with expenses but they dont tax us to death for fun, its to pay for the services we use, over use and abuse.

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

Nail on head. Example - you have 1'000's of benefit scroungers here in Scunthorpe who will vote Labour - why? Because they pay more in benefits, or created said lucrative benefits a few years back. Only conditions are an addiction/kids/single parenthood. Sorted, most sceffs round here have that done by 16.

Leslie

Its not so much the speed you are cruising at,more how you use the right foot to reach it.

Les

Leslie

Why did you not go to the Revival Meeting then?

Les