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More UK News as sales of used cars accelerate, EV's up massively, Hybrids up too, Petrol up marginally while diesel sales decline. Purchases of pure electric used cars have reached record levels, new figures show. Some 53,423 of the cars changed hands between July and September, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. That is a surge of 57.0% compared with the same period last year, as the market share held by pure electrics rose from 1.8% to 2.7%. Sales of used hybrids and plug-in hybrids also rose, up 35.8% and 29.0% respectively. Meanwhile, 1.12 million petrol cars (up 5.7%) and 680,000 diesel cars (down 3.9%) found new owners. Sales of used electric cars reach record high

Toyota seems to be finally affected by market changes. Japan's biggest car maker, Toyota, saw profits for the July-September period sliding to less than half of what they were in the same period last year. The maker of the Camry sedan and Lexus luxury models revealed that a production stoppage that followed a certification scandal and model recalls had dented sales. Toyota apologised and suspended production on a number of models after acknowledging widespread fraudulent testing, including the use of inadequate or outdated data in crash tests, as well as incorrect testing of airbag inflation. Scandal-hit car maker Toyota sees profits take a tumble

It’s a sh?t hole, end of.

EV sales continue to lead the industry in the UK. Data from New AutoMotive found that October was the third straight month where electric cars had more than 20 per cent of the market share as petrol sales continue to fall. In the first 10 months of the year, petrol car sales have dropped 14 per cent compared to the same period last year, while EVs took a market share of 20.8 per cent in October. It comes as separate data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found that while the new car market fell by six per cent, electric vehicles provided some relief to the automotive industry. Electric car targets praised for allowing drivers to switch as diesel sales 'quickly ran out of steam'

Since you're the one with the fantasies, why you don't tell me what you think I meant?

That’s exactly the opposite of my experience

That's the end of Ukraine then.

Read what I said carefully. The offender is Israeli.

The Israeli's do tend to violate international law...

That’s misinformation, the battery packs are expected to outlast the car, 20+ years. At least one manufacturer gives a lifetime warranty on the battery.

Confucius say... You have election every few years, in China I have election every morning.

It's surprising how much the police in the UK know, my youngest son is involved in the intelligence for that. Most of the drug busts are not accidental, there's usually intelligence involved.

She did nothing wrong.

I think the E6 is an Atto Station Wagon Vinny & EOW love you.

That is likely to be an issue. If using a smartphone is mandatory, ie communicating with the manufacturers server, then that part of the functionality is likely to fail. BUT, this is not an EV issue, it applies equally to modern ICE vehicles too. My friend wouldn't be able to do the same things on his ICE Mercedes too.

Excellent video, puts it all in perspective.

I think the survivors would disagree with you, perhaps they find closure by opening this up and realising they are not alone. There's also the issue of compensation. If you don't open it up, you don't get compensation.

Does that go for Jimmy Savile too?

He was never given citizenship either, it goes back to the initial battle for Harrods between Al Fayed & Tiny Rowlands. There was skullduggery in the way Al Fayed financed the purchase of Harrods and it didn't go down well with "the city", the government & the monarchy. Right from the get-go he was persona non grata.

@4myr What kind of budget would you have for your new car?

IMHO, the most important fact in selecting a new EV is the battery chemistry, it really needs to be LFP.

I’ve just had 5 nights in Phuket, I’ve stayed many times. I have to say it is a <deleted> hole.

Only the ZS and ES/EP models have modular batteries. unlike the MG4 the warranty is 8 years, the MG4 has a lifetime warranty on the battery and it's one large pack. The taxi we use for airport runs is an MG EP+, he picked us up last week for our Phuket trip and it was off the road. He got flooded in the recent Chiang Rai floods and one module has to be replaced, including labour 100k THB.

My daughter has the MG4 X standard range, I drove it for a few months too and I just took it to Makro with her today, it's a fantastic car and great fun to drive.

I'd go so far as to say any criticism of any religion superstition by anyone for whatever reason is perfectly valid.