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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 -- Spud |
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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 -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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wrote in message ... 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". -- Roland Perry |
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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. -- 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"? -- 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. -- Spud |
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