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Rather unlikely from my own experience - not EV charging - that you can expect completely accurate information. "Might be easier than you think, these days. As IT Minion says, lots of European countries are really starting to get their act together now on EVs. I wouldn't think twice about...

Why ? According to cost and complexity ( need for space ) it is more likely to come in successive waves i.e. HUD appears years earlier on Merc/BMW, before trickling down to Audi/Renault/Peugeot etc ditto Xenon then LED headlights.

Have to say whenever I have read telematics, I have - for no particular reason - thought it was limited to engine data and had believed that position data needed systems that most cars wouldn't have. This is of course daft when you think of navigation systems, but I had no idea that these...

I was very surprised to read this: was it generally known and not discussed ( seems unlikely ) ? EDR =Event Data Recorder. https://uk.motor1.com/news/706444/new-car-black-box-mandatory-europe-2024/ "According to the documentation provided by the European Commission, an EDR records and stores...

How well does that cut your sandwiches ?

I'm simply astonished that it would ever be contemplated any other way. Ericmark, who are the people running tour local charging-point ? Is it the council by any chance ?

The initial stories I read only contained the broad outlines and subsequent ones have fleshed in out and it's even more restrictive/expensive 1) Maximum time allowed 6 hours 2) The charges increase after 2 hours, and 6 hours will cost you E 225 ( £ 195 ) 3) No charges 20h - 09h Initial stories...

Is there either a law or a convention about this ? Some countries I know - Germany and Switzerland - often have a sign when you enter parking areas that says - approximatively - "Normal driving rules apply here "

What ? You mean to tell me he doesn't use a push-bike ? Absolutely speechless !!

Parisians have voted to triple parking charges - from €6 /hr to € 18 for cars exceeding 1 600 kg ( 2 000 kg for EV ). This is basically for non-residents as residents, taxis, emergency vehicles, tradesmen and handicapped will be exempt. This was decided by referendum of Paris residents with...

Why 99 mph ? If you wanted to avoid German careless/dangerous driving laws it should be 80 mph. Nothing correlates with 99 ( or 100 ) mph.

Drivers who believe they have the right-of-way when merging from a slip-road.

Out of curiosity, John, is there any attempt by any providers to offer traing for EV repair to independent garages ? Given likely costs involved and relatively young fleet, I would doubt it, but thought I would take the opportunity to ask. Do any of your associates show any interest ?

That's because you're all canny lads up there , John :p ! Lexus may be saying tht because this model was homologated only with the Dunlop, and thus they feel legally constrained .

I read winter tyre reports every year ( German and Austrian ) and one thing I have never understood is their reports differ by tyre-size i.e. the results for the best 15" tyre are very different for the 17" ones ( this assumes that the equivalent tyre is available in both sizes, which isn't...

I thought they had always had a poor reputation e.g. drive-shafts, miserable electrical plugs and connectors . Since circuits were much simpler, this usually only affected certain accessories and was therefore almost self-diagnosing. I had a journalist friend who lived in rural E Africa and...

Possibly, but not guaranteed. My local garage will only fit parts he buys. The reason he gives is that people buy e-bay parts that don't fit properly and he has extra work to make them fit, plus they are more likely to be defective and he doesn't want the bother. There is also the obvious point...

Sixt car rental Germany ( maybe other countries too ) willl order no more Teslas and will sell off current fleet ( although keeping BYDs) Reasons are: 1) Not popular with customers 2) 30% more on average to repair than ICE 3) More expensive to buy, and selling -price very uncertain due to...

As far as legality goes, was that tyre/wheel size ever homologated on that vehicle ?

I disagree: Rich enthusiasts who were indulging a whim invested a bit of spare cash, and it slowly developed from there. Failure would have meant more time playing polo/taking cruises until a new craze developed An extract from an American article about the period. "By 1900, at least 100...