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Offline fredgroves

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The only way is Electric...
« on: 07 April 2016, 10:38 »
...if you are Dutch!

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/03/only-electric-cars-to-be-sold-in-netherlands-from-2025/

And if they are doing it, the rest almost certainly will follow.

I'd get that petrol thing out of your system while you can, buy an R or something with a V8 now before you can't!
« Last Edit: 07 April 2016, 10:51 by fredgroves »
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Re: The only way is Electric...
« Reply #1 on: 07 April 2016, 10:45 »
Eek!

At least they don't have steep hills in the Netherlands so their batteries will last more than two miles!

Right, Mustang V8 here I come.
‘25 8.5R, ‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten 

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Re: The only way is Electric...
« Reply #2 on: 07 April 2016, 17:41 »
Idiots. How are they going to generate all the electricity required? I hope for their sakes battery tech improves considerably in time or they are going to need a lot of electric AA vans (other recovery services are available).
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Re: The only way is Electric...
« Reply #3 on: 07 April 2016, 22:06 »
Idiots. How are they going to generate all the electricity required? I hope for their sakes battery tech improves considerably in time or they are going to need a lot of electric AA vans (other recovery services are available).

They'll require lots of "Watts"!!!  :laugh:
‘25 8.5R, ‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten 

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Re: The only way is Electric...
« Reply #4 on: 07 April 2016, 22:26 »
Idiots. How are they going to generate all the electricity required? I hope for their sakes battery tech improves considerably in time or they are going to need a lot of electric AA vans (other recovery services are available).

They'll require lots of "Watts"!!!  :laugh:

I'm available at the right "charge"!
2019 Oryx White 5dr TCR.

Was - 2015 Tornado Red 3dr GTI PP, manual, Santiagos, Audi short shifter.