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Seems they've been testing the next fugly, underpowered POS cabbies will be
forking out 40K for in the arctic. Obviously a representative test for life in
London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39173837

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In article , d () wrote:

Seems they've been testing the next fugly, underpowered POS cabbies
will be forking out 40K for in the arctic. Obviously a representative
test for life in London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39173837

I must admit I wondered why the BBC described the tests as secret or what
aspect of their future working environment they were trying to emulate.

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Colin Rosenstiel

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On 07/03/2017 12:21, d wrote:
Seems they've been testing the next fugly, underpowered POS cabbies will be
forking out 40K for in the arctic. Obviously a representative test for life in
London.


It's bog standard to test vehicles in extreme climates (e.g. Artic
circle and Death Valley[1]). The Chinese may well be looking to sell
variants of the cab globally where they'll face extremes often enough.
Even if not, the cabs need to work in London during the extremes of
weather here and it'd be a bit daft to delay development until we get an
extreme cold snap and record heatwave.

[1] see e.g.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...e-testing.html

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In article , d () wrote:

Seems they've been testing the next fugly, underpowered POS cabbies
will be forking out 40K for in the arctic. Obviously a representative
test for life in London.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39173837

I must admit I wondered why the BBC described the tests as secret or

perhaps it's the attribute that they are testing that is secret

what
aspect of their future working environment they were trying to emulate.

Precisely

tim

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In message , at 16:34:35 on Tue, 7 Mar 2017,
tim... remarked:

I must admit I wondered why the BBC described the tests as secret or

perhaps it's the attribute that they are testing that is secret

While the piece itself focussed on studded tyres, I bet the real reason
is "battery capacity at sub-zero temperatures".
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Roland Perry

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In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 16:34:35 on Tue, 7 Mar
2017, tim... remarked:

I must admit I wondered why the BBC described the tests as secret or

perhaps it's the attribute that they are testing that is secret

While the piece itself focussed on studded tyres, I bet the real
reason is "battery capacity at sub-zero temperatures".

We get a lot of them in London, of course!

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Colin Rosenstiel

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In message , at 11:35:01
on Tue, 7 Mar 2017, remarked:
In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 16:34:35 on Tue, 7 Mar
2017, tim... remarked:

I must admit I wondered why the BBC described the tests as secret or

perhaps it's the attribute that they are testing that is secret

While the piece itself focussed on studded tyres, I bet the real
reason is "battery capacity at sub-zero temperatures".

We get a lot of them in London, of course!

It's a "world car" or so we are apparently told.
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Roland Perry

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In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at
11:35:01 on Tue, 7 Mar 2017, remarked:
In article , (Roland
Perry) wrote:

In message , at 16:34:35 on Tue, 7 Mar
2017, tim... remarked:

I must admit I wondered why the BBC described the tests as secret or

perhaps it's the attribute that they are testing that is secret

While the piece itself focussed on studded tyres, I bet the real
reason is "battery capacity at sub-zero temperatures".

We get a lot of them in London, of course!

It's a "world car" or so we are apparently told.

Is that like "Global Britain"?

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Colin Rosenstiel

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On Tue, 7 Mar 2017 19:20:18 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 11:35:01
on Tue, 7 Mar 2017, remarked:
In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote:

In message , at 16:34:35 on Tue, 7 Mar
2017, tim... remarked:

I must admit I wondered why the BBC described the tests as secret or

perhaps it's the attribute that they are testing that is secret

While the piece itself focussed on studded tyres, I bet the real
reason is "battery capacity at sub-zero temperatures".

We get a lot of them in London, of course!

It's a "world car" or so we are apparently told.

They'll be lucky. LTi have tried to flog black cabs around the world a
number of times IIRC. Unsurprisingly no one wanted an underpowered, ugly,
expensive (compared to alternatives) diesel vehicle who's only USP is a small
turning circle. Unfortunately for them, that is a concern absolutely nowhere
apart from in London, and even most other cities in the UK tend to use normal
cars. Rarely does one see TXs outside london in any great numbers.

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In message , at 09:37:28 on Wed, 8 Mar
2017, d remarked:
While the piece itself focussed on studded tyres, I bet the real
reason is "battery capacity at sub-zero temperatures".

We get a lot of them in London, of course!

It's a "world car" or so we are apparently told.

They'll be lucky. LTi have tried to flog black cabs around the world a
number of times IIRC. Unsurprisingly no one wanted an underpowered, ugly,
expensive (compared to alternatives) diesel vehicle

Perhaps that's why they are trying out this new hybrid design???????
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Roland Perry