New fuel to power our cars?
Moderator: RichardW
- NewcastleFalcon
- Posts: 24755
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
- Location:
- My Cars:
- x 6890
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
But does anything look good in beige...
regards Neil
regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
687 Trinity, Jersey
- NewcastleFalcon
- Posts: 24755
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
- Location:
- My Cars:
- x 6890
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
You know how you get stuff like whale sounds supposedly being relaxing and calming. For the more mechanically orientated there is something quite soothing about the end this little sound recording of Western Ranger
regard Neil
regard Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
687 Trinity, Jersey
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
Cindy Crawford?NewcastleFalcon wrote:But does anything look good in beige...
- NewcastleFalcon
- Posts: 24755
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
- Location:
- My Cars:
- x 6890
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
Probably the other side of the coin from the Prince of Wales. Come on he's comitting the cardinal sin of wearing beige and white together! I dont think he got away with it like Cindy did though!
regards Neil
regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
687 Trinity, Jersey
- bobins
- Donor 2023
- Posts: 5744
- Joined: 05 Jul 2012, 18:07
- Location: Midhurst, West Sussex
- My Cars: Kia Sportage
Mazda BT-50
Land Rover SIII SWB
V-F-R800
SL320
MX5 - x 2895
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
Unfortunately, the Deltics were long gone from this radio transmitting station when I visited, but the memory lingers on.....CitroJim wrote:Always happy to see a topic go off-topic toward a Deltic
Iconic they certainly were and having been right next to a running one (as a static standby generator for a radio transmitting station!) they have a very special place in my affections...
...Kingstanding, before anyone asks !!
Sadly no longer a C5 owner
- myglaren
- Forum Admin Team
- Posts: 25481
- Joined: 02 Mar 2008, 13:30
- Location: Washington
- My Cars: Mazda 6
Ooops.
Previously:
2009 Honda Civic :(
C5, C5, Xantia, BX, GS, Visa.
R4, R11TXE, R14, R30TX - x 4922
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
I'm sure I recall that Doxford Engines built Deltics for marine use.
Can't find anything about them now
Can't find anything about them now
- NewcastleFalcon
- Posts: 24755
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
- Location:
- My Cars:
- x 6890
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
The traditional players in the car industry will no doubt think that they can shape the future by trying as ever to develop cars that they think the public will want to buy. Some no doubt will be a touch complacent, be slow to adapt and change, and be overtaken by a changing world. Google and Apple are the first in to lay down a challenge, and they are heading in an electric and driverless direction. Petrol and diesel powered vehicles may become as obsolete as a landline or a trimphone in goldfish orange..
(alright....not quite obsolete..I know that nostalgia lovers can still buy one for £30)
Carmakers face challenge from Google and Apple
Just a few quotes from the article above
Motor company Ford has launched electric bicycles at Mobile World Congress, as part of its plans to extend its footprint beyond cars.
Increasingly car manufacturers are looking to new ways to make money with many developing so-called smart transportation systems.
Ford's e-bikes come in two flavours - one for use by commuters and one as a commercial bike for couriers.
Both are linked to a smartphone app that provides step-by-step navigation.
Regards Neil
(alright....not quite obsolete..I know that nostalgia lovers can still buy one for £30)
Carmakers face challenge from Google and Apple
Just a few quotes from the article above
And Ford are making e-bikesFiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne calls them the "disruptive interlopers".
It's very early days for both companies, but the motor industry would be foolish to ignore the tech firms, said Mr Marchionne.
"They are incredibly serious. What's more, I think their interest is exactly what this industry needed. We needed a disruptive interloper to shake things up," he said.
That said, he remains "very concerned about someone of that calibre" arriving on the competition scene.
"The traditional thinking in the automotive industry isn't suited to exploit the opportunities in the internet community," Wolfgang Ziebart, Jaguar Land Rover's engineering head told Bloomberg at the Geneva show. "If you need committees, and so on, to make decisions, then you've lost before you started," he said.
Motor company Ford has launched electric bicycles at Mobile World Congress, as part of its plans to extend its footprint beyond cars.
Increasingly car manufacturers are looking to new ways to make money with many developing so-called smart transportation systems.
Ford's e-bikes come in two flavours - one for use by commuters and one as a commercial bike for couriers.
Both are linked to a smartphone app that provides step-by-step navigation.
Regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
687 Trinity, Jersey
- Stickyfinger
- (Donor 2016)
- Posts: 10449
- Joined: 28 Mar 2013, 21:05
- Location: Somset my lovleee
- My Cars: Xantia V6 ACTIVA 3ltr 24v Manual p1
Xm 2.1TD Ph2 Exclusive
AX, little Daffodil
SAXO White Mk1. Sally - x 1300
- Contact:
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
Alasdair
Activa, the Moose Rider
3x C5x7 Steering racks and counting
Activa, the Moose Rider
3x C5x7 Steering racks and counting
- NewcastleFalcon
- Posts: 24755
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
- Location:
- My Cars:
- x 6890
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
This is a Vanmoof electric bike, it looks a nice design to me in that it looks like a bike not a bike with a clip on electric motor. Its 3,000$ but I imagine top-end bikes without a motor are similarly priced too...and it looks fun.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28270990
regards Neil
PS according to the Vanmoof website you can get one now for 2248 euros or £1,588 now.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28270990
regards Neil
PS according to the Vanmoof website you can get one now for 2248 euros or £1,588 now.
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
687 Trinity, Jersey
-
OnlineCitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49661
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6204
- Contact:
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
I have an Avocado green Trimphone sitting on my desk right next to the laptop I'm typing this on..
Sadly, only a repro like the orange one above.
I love my Trimphone...
I just wish it was a genuine one but they go for very silly money now...
That Western looks good so some things do look fine in beige...
Sadly, only a repro like the orange one above.
I love my Trimphone...
I just wish it was a genuine one but they go for very silly money now...
That Western looks good so some things do look fine in beige...
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
- NewcastleFalcon
- Posts: 24755
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 10:40
- Location:
- My Cars:
- x 6890
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
But is it pure avocado or a nice 2-tone?
regards Neil
regards Neil
Only One AA Box left
687 Trinity, Jersey
687 Trinity, Jersey
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
I thought my neighbours were dead posh when they got one of these when I was a kid. I can still imitate the ring!
Vorsprung berk Technik
Vorsprung berk Technik
-
OnlineCitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49661
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6204
- Contact:
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
Me too and it was the first phone I had in my first house of my own... A special place in my affections...The_Hairdresser wrote:I thought my neighbours were dead posh when they got one of these when I was a kid.
Do you recall how good some wild birds got at imitating a trimphone?
Neil, sadly not a two-tone one. One shade of avocado all over... I shall be on the look-out again for a genuine one when I visit NVCF this year...
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
- Stickyfinger
- (Donor 2016)
- Posts: 10449
- Joined: 28 Mar 2013, 21:05
- Location: Somset my lovleee
- My Cars: Xantia V6 ACTIVA 3ltr 24v Manual p1
Xm 2.1TD Ph2 Exclusive
AX, little Daffodil
SAXO White Mk1. Sally - x 1300
- Contact:
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
my Father had the ring down to a tee and could whistle it on demand......ohhh boy, was he was annoying with that
Alasdair
Activa, the Moose Rider
3x C5x7 Steering racks and counting
Activa, the Moose Rider
3x C5x7 Steering racks and counting
-
OnlineCitroJim
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 49661
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- Location: Paggers
- My Cars: Bluebell the AX, Polly the C3 Picasso, Pix the Nissan Pixo, Propel the duathlon bike, TCR Pro the road bike and Fuji the TT bike...
- x 6204
- Contact:
Re: New fuel to power our cars?
To continue the train theme a bit, I enjoyed this read from the BBC about the Hitachi HST Replacement. The article remembers the HST with fondness. It will start to be replaced by the Hitachi on some services in 2017 but will continue in front-line service long after that date, notably the Paddington to Penzance services...
I remember when Hitachi were known only for their little transistor radios....
I remember when Hitachi were known only for their little transistor radios....
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...