That's far too nice. How's the ride on those killer wheels ?
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That's far too nice. How's the ride on those killer wheels ?
I originally (1/5) ordered MSM but on 2/5 went to have a look at a Dutch LHD they had brought over for the showroom at West Drayton. It was blue, and admittedly under showroom lighting, but it looked stunning. Immediately changed my order to blue. Haven't actually got it yet but have great hopes. Certainly try to see a blue in the flesh before you decide
ladysbff
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An utter delight. Went on a ~3,000 mile/5,000 km solo road trip in June and it was just perfect - zero issues.
Fullerene
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Rent a Tesla possibly, a boat would be more appropriate as the bulk of our windfarms are offshore, we love it:
Offshore wind power - Wikipedia
ladysbff
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Oh right, I forgot about off shore. Can someone tweet Elon and ask when the Tesla EV-Boat is being released?
ladysbff
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Lovely overcast looks just like Seattle!! Unfortunately we don't have the same off shore wind resources out here - so the wind farms in Washington are all inland. Are you allowed to go out there in a private vessel?
Fullerene
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Don't go saying things like that on the UK & Ireland Forum! Elon needs to concentrate on shipping Right Hand Drive M3s and remember which box he put the Tow Hitches in Norway has already got the EV- boat sorted:
ladysbff
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Norway has already got the EV- boat sorted:
But does that Ferry go from 0 to 52 knots per hour in 4 seconds??
ladysbff
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Oh wow they only let you have them on the P? Did Tesla say why? Have you looked into 3rd party options?
I would sell you mine but they already have curb marks on them
ladysbff
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MrBadger
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Yup, unless they are working on them, then there is an exclusion zone - we couldn't get close to the support vessel working on the transformers in the distance on the right.
When photo was taken, we were bow on to one of the towers - you can see the blade top left. Its Rampion Windfarm, 400MW, 55m long blades and full tilt, powers half of Sussex. We have even bigger ones now, I think we may be up to 100m blades. A bit bigger than my 4kW of PV.
ladysbff
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Wow! Was it scary to be out there? What kind of vessel were you on?
The Wild Horse windfarm (in my photo) has Vestas V90-2.0 MW turbines. I was absolutely terrified to be underneath one while it was operating at (almost) max speed. I can't even imagine being near a turbine with 100m blades...
The Wild Horse windfarm (in my photo) has Vestas V90-2.0 MW turbines. I was absolutely terrified to be underneath one while it was operating at (almost) max speed. I can't even imagine being near a turbine with 100m blades...
Fullerene
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12MW Naycelles and 110m blades I believe are the largest now in production.
The area of the sky being swept per turbine is approx 9.5 Acres.
So - Why oh Why are we building a new nuclear reactor? Sorry kids - another fine mess for you. Personally I would rather not build it and just pay the contract out.
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station - Wikipedia
"EDF has negotiated a guaranteed fixed price – a "strike price"– for electricity from Hinkley Point C of £92.50/MWh (in 2012 prices)"
"In December 2013, Jim Ratcliffe, the chairman and CEO of Ineos said he had recently agreed to purchase nuclear power in France at £37.94 (€45) per MWh and warned of the Hinkley Point C project: 'Forget it. Nobody in manufacturing is going to go near £95 per MWh'."
EDF must be laughing so hard - apart from when their Reactors in France start to get a bit hot in the heatwaves...
ladysbff
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Wow, thanks for the read, new information to me. What's the current status of the project?
Also to OP: sorry for derailing the thread and for posting non-UK M3s whoops
I'm new here
Fullerene
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Also to OP: sorry for derailing the thread and for posting non-UK M3s whoops
Likewise - - I hope the wider audience aren't too upset by the tangents, obviously TMC is Tesla world but it's disruptive.. My defence is that I need to fill the time from now to Tesla pick up, if I had a Tesla I would be posting photos..
fakoriginal
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