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Electric Vehicles to account for 19% of cars on road by 2030, claim drivers

According to a survey by the AA, drivers believe that electric cars will outnumber diesels, accounting for 1 in every 5 cars on the road, by 2030 More than 12,500 drivers said that by the time the ban on new petrol and diesel comes into force, electric cars would form a fifth of all cars…

19 February 202119 February 2021 Chris Price Electric Vehicles

Tech Digest daily round up: Facebook in Faggots mix-up, Apple TV comes to Chromecast

By w:en:User:Judgej - w:en:File:Faggots-and-gravy.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9799534 Facebook has apologised for censuring a Black Country history group after members discussed traditional local dish, faggots and peas, writes The BBC. The group's administrator said she had "sleepless nights" after the word "faggots" saw the account threatened with deletion. The social media…

19 February 202125 May 2021 Chris Price News

TIER offers first e-scooter theory test

European e-scooter operator TIER has teamed up with the AA’s DriveTech to launch the first-ever e-scooter theory test which riders will be incentivised to take. The test, which comes shortly after TfL gave an e-scooter trial in London the green light, will be accompanied by TIER’s Ride Safe School, a bespoke e-learning platform co-designed with AA’s…

23 November 202023 November 2020 Chris Price Transport

UK government takes steps towards autonomous driving

The UK is taking its first steps towards autonomous driving with the launch of a Call for Evidence today (Tuesday 18 August) to help shape how innovative new systems could be used in future. The Call for Evidence will look at the Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) – an automated system which can take over…

18 August 202019 August 2020 Chris Price Autonomous cars, Car stuff

Only 1 in 4 trust driverless cars, suggests survey

Motorists are not ready to take their hands off the wheel and surrender control to driverless cars, research by the AA suggests. The British motoring association has found that while many people see the benefits, such as improved mobility for the elderly and disabled, the cultural attachment to cars is stronger than technology and the…

1 October 20191 October 2019 Chris Price Autonomous cars, News

UK set to adopt new EU speed-limiting rules for cars

New cars sold in the UK from 2022 will have devices fitted which stop them breaking the speed limit. The Department for Transport (DfT) said new EU rules that have been provisionally agreed would apply to the UK despite Brexit. Intelligent speed assistance (ISA) is one of a raft of safety measures set to become…

27 March 201927 March 2019 Chris Price Car stuff, News

Save children ahead of motorists in driverless car crash, says AA survey

It's a dilemma that hopefully not many of us will have to face. But, perhaps reassuringly, most motorists would want children’s lives to be prioritised ahead of their own in a driverless car crash, a new survey suggests. More than 21,000 AA members were asked what they would want a fully automated car to do…

28 January 201928 January 2019 Chris Price Car stuff, Connected car, News

iPhone App Round-up: Valentine's room, Riddim Ribbon, Postman Pat and more!

This week's trip to Apple's app store finds the shop in a romantic mood. Opening the doors to their Valentine's room reveals a wealth of loved-up e-cards and love poems, as well as apps to make sure you get your…

10 February 2010 Gerald Lynch Apple, Features, Gallery, iPhone, iPhone apps, iPod, Round ups

VIDEO: Reverse polarity battery test

Hey everyone. This week’s video is about batteries again, but I’ve decided to do something a little bit different this time. Something exciting. Something dangerous!

I though I’d see what happens when you put batteries in the WRONG WAY ROUND. Will there be a fire? An explosion? Some leaking chemicals? A matter/anti-matter detonation that rips a hole in the space/time continuum?

7 February 2008 Gary Cutlack Uncategorized

VIDEO: HI POWER HEAVY DUTY battery power test

Hey everyone. This week’s video is about batteries again. Sorry about that. but if you’re not interested in batteries you don’t HAVE to watch it. I’m not forcing you. I can’t force you, and even if I could I wouldn’t, as I’m actually like a kindly and gentle old grandma in real life.

So. Battery test. In a new and exciting universally standardised format. How long will the HI POWER HEAVY DUTY last?

31 January 2008 Gary Cutlack Uncategorized

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