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The drive up here past Glasgow, Stirling Perth... Scotland is absolutely covered in turbines and a few massive battery storage banks, as much as I can see from the main roads. And they were all going like the clappers which is proof of the countries wind potential, but only 5m people live here...

Stopped for a ride on the wsy at Aberfeldy Climbed to the top over a very gnarly trail Beautiful bridge Descent was insane, no chance for pictures, this is the river in the town Coke by the golf club Very Braveheart

Beautiful

I understand the urge to block people, but I never do..its just saying my thoughts need protecting. Other peoples opinions have shaped mine, much like reddit things get very weird when you surround yourself with yes men.

Just been sent this on the scots group

Ive only got one friend with an EV a VW buzz camper thing. He has to go mtbing in our vans because his cant drive into the mountains without stopping for an hour to charge up so he can get back out and if we fill it with us and the bikes its range falls off a cliff in the hills. Its fine for...

The elephant in the room for us is that Chinese EVs are destroying Europes car manufacturing. Germany is getting a double whammy of losing legal Russian gas...so now were playing pretend to seize Putins ghost supply ships while also letting 599 of them through. The German automotive industry is...

This is a bit misleading, you can still buy full bed versions of later truck, need to find which versions people are buying.

The guy in black might well be our new prime minister after winning this local election. The Monty is still strong in us.

If this is the actual motor it seems to have the standard plug, but not exactly sure how it connects to the motor, maybe just a shroud to protect the cable

Markit data 2025, EVs are 1.9% of vehicles in the US, but demand is actually predicted to drop. This article feels slightly biased, but one thing stood out that china limits gas driving hours https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/05/26/electric-vehicles-us-market/...

There are vast swathes of north america where you really do need a large truck to get your business done and an electric version is nowhere near up for the job. Steve can you bring up 20 gallons of diesel, we had to pull a semi out of a ditch. Steve can you bring up 100kwh of electricity.

Just watched madmax2, it would be a completely different film if they were all EVs. Theyd be fighting over solar panels

Get off Scot free at Scotland yard Turns it mean not paying your Skot levy to the town council

Yup, my town is going very continental with outside seating everywhere, including next to busy narrow roads. It would be much nicer if every car was at least a hybrid.

The next Euro emission is coming in November. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_emission_standards The components and monitoring will reduce 2nd hand cars subject to this as practically unbuyable outside warranty. EVs will swamp the market when 10 yr battery warranties become the norm.

Posted above, but why would you not know this? Hey were broke, lets give them cheap personal transport

They will tax EVs and their energy pipeline to take the exact same amount out of your pocket unless you make it yourself, even then dont give them ideas. In 2028 the pay per mile starts for EVs Starting April 2028, the UK government will introduce a new pay-per-mile road tax—known as Electric...

Do you disagree that..insert ev transition enablers..are not in it to save you money?

Cmon Ras, thats a generic put down reply with zero content. Would you rather I replaced it with a researched bullet point presentation of the leading advocates and enablers of the EV transition so as not to leave a gap for you to throw in a spitball.