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Sussex
 Post subject: Electric is the future
PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:33 pm 
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But they don't say how long a full charge lasts. :-$

Kent cab firm go green

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I was a broker in New York, making insanely rich men slightly richer,” said Mr Gorman. “I see setting up a pioneering environmentally friendly business as something of a cleansing of the soul.”







Anyone got a bucket...I think im gonna throw up 8-[


Maybe its just the Static....
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If necessary both engines can be used to power the cars at speeds of up to 105mph


This is useful in a country that has a speed limit of 70mph max :?

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What make of car is it??? there is no mention other than hybrid :?:
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What make of car is it??? there is no mention other than hybrid :?:


Its a bog Standard Toyota Prius...
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I'm shocked...

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it be no good around here , too many hills :)
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bloodnock wrote:
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What make of car is it??? there is no mention other than hybrid :?:


Its a bog Standard Toyota Prius...


FFS they have less rear room than a Astra :shock:
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what's FFS? :?

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a Mk4 cortina on LPG would beat it hands down on overall "greenyness"

and leg room
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what's FFS? :?


For f##k sake :D :roll:
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The good friend of all things green Mr Clarkeson ( :D ) said on the radio today that electric cars have no future.

But hydrogen cars are the way forward. :shock:

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The trouble is that Hydrogen cars whilst they are very green are also expensive to build and run unless a few world governments i.e G8 and all of Europe provide some very generous subsidies to car manufacturers to produce a mass market hydrogen fuelled car
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what's FFS? :?


For f##k sake :D :roll:


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: now I feel stupid :oops:

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toots wrote:
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what's FFS? :?


For f##k sake :D :roll:


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: now I feel stupid :oops:


I could say something, but that would be ungentlemanly :D

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