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Most drivers are unfamiliar with number 7, it seems.
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Despite same said drivers using 16 to completely ignore the highway code whenever possible.
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Posted this in the Climate Change thread also…
Norway has launched the world’s first wireless charging road for electric vehicles (EVs), specifically in the city of Trondheim. This innovative system utilizes inductive charging technology, where copper coils embedded in the road surface create an electromagnetic field that wirelessly transmits energy to compatible EVs as they drive over the charged section.
Technology:
The road uses inductive charging, where energy is transferred wirelessly from embedded coils in the road to a receiver on the EV.
Location:
The system is operational in Trondheim, Norway.
Pilot Project:
The 100-meter stretch of road is part of a pilot project aimed at testing the feasibility of charging electric buses while they are in motion.
Benefits:
The system aims to eliminate the need for frequent charging stops for electric buses, potentially reducing downtime and increasing operational efficiency.
International Collaboration:
Israeli tech company Electreon Wireless has played a key role in developing and implementing this technology in Norway.
Testing and Evaluation:
The system will be tested for a year with electric buses from Chinese manufacturers Yutong and Higer, with a focus on evaluating its performance under various conditions, including Trondheim’s winter climate.
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Well, that’s what they should have built. Is that a real thing or just an AI mockup?
I have been told that the existing SUV thing has been scaled back at the Köln plant because no one wants it.
Ahh, my first car was a '89 Capri, but looked was cooler than than monstrosrty.
Similar to this beauty
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Just found this…
This next description is a bit more detailed…
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Let’s talk Motorway Marker Posts:
We’ve all seen them and probably never paid much notice to them, but this post could one day save you a lot of hassle should you ever break down on a motorway. It can also assist the emergency services to locate breakdowns, accidents or debris on the Motorways.
How to read marker posts and how to tell where you are:
There’s two main types. Posts and Boards. Boards are much bigger. Firstly, it shows the Motorway you’re currently on. Then either A or B (direction of travel, we’ll come to that), finally a series of numbers.
So, for instance:
M1 - This is the motorway you’re on
A or B - This is the carriageway you’re on
123.4 - This is the distance from the start of the Motorway in Kilometres.
A is always driving AWAY from the start of the Motorway.
B is always driving TOWARDS the start of the Motorway.
The Motorway always starts at a major city.
For instance, M1 starts from London
M62 starts from Liverpool etc etc..
So, if you breakdown, and the Police, National Highways or breakdown company asks for your location, just relay the nearest marker post.
Let’s take the M1 as an example:
You’ve broken down.. you’re at
M1
B
164.6
So, you’re on the M1, you’re on the Bravo (B) carriageway, heading TOWARDS London, (Southbound), and you’re exactly 164.6km from London/start of the Motorway. They now know exactly where you are.
Every 100 yards, there’s a small Marker Post, these are simple plastic stakes.. these give a very precise location and increase or decrease by 0.1km each time depending on which carriageway you’re on. They go UP on the A Carriageway, DOWN on the B Carriageway.
If they’re BLUE, you’re on a MOTORWAY
If they’re GREEN, you’re on a TRUNK ROAD (A38, A1, A14 etc)
If you look on the side of a post, you’ll also see a telephone symbol and an arrow. This tells you the direction of the nearest emergency orange telephone, which will put you straight through to a helpful National Highways Operator.
This may be DULL, but it could save your life
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Not sure this guy is taking the proverbial… but…!
Coming up to its 10yr anniversary next month… 
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You someone famous are you?
That cracks me up every time.
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“Do you know who I am?” always amuses me as a terrible line of argument.
The two options are:
No (you clearly aren’t as renowned as you imagined)
Yes (you clearly aren’t as important as you imagined)
Possibly even worse is “do you know who my father is?” which is nepo-insignificance.
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To which I usually reply “Nope, didn’t your mum tell you?”
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The fella on the little motorbike played a blinder.
I hadn’t seen that for years. Brought a cringe-induced laugh. Ronnie Pickering… deary me.