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From numbers collected by ACEA it appears that 13.4% of cars sold in January were diesels, versus 10.9% EV. For the whole of 2023 the EV share amounted to 14.6%. Diesels sales dropped from 15.8% to 13.4% 7over the course of 2023. Plug in sales also dropped to 28.8% while gas powered is the...

Looking at wet clutcg dct fluids, the next car will have a wet clutch dct and calls for dexron dct fluid. Unfortunately, it seems that spec is hard to come by, and expensive: $50 or more per quart after delivery. I would just pay the dealer to do a change at 1 year (sheduled changes every 3...

Seems like my next car will have a GM LFV 1.5 T-GDI engine in it. What are good oil filters for that engine, and what are bad ones? I'll have to pick from what I can source locally here in Europe so options are good. The GMM engines are around but not super common, and since the car is made in...

MG HS and EHS is the biggest MG on offer where I live, it's roughly the size of a Hyundai tucson. It's also the cheapest on offer in it's calss. I've seen one article about it, what stood out to me is they commented how well it soaked up speed bumps (the ICE only version: HS) and rough roads...

I have an electric bicycle (centre motor, by law limited to 250W and assistance up to 25 kph) With a 7 speed Shimano Nexus internal gear hub. These hubs are notorious for 2 things: high drag and not being suited for the added strain of electric assist. I find myself driving on flats and...

Saudi Arabia announced that it will cut back it's oil production by 5%, -500,000 barrels/day. Russia had announced the same earlier. Iraq (211,00), UAE (-144,000), Kuwait (-128,000), Kazachstan (-78,000), Algeria (-48,000), Oan (-40,000) and Gabon (-8,000) will follow suit This will drop the...

Any other dealer techs that recognise this? another good one, service manager wants you to do 1 thing, business owner wants you to do it the opposite way.

Going to buy a box of this oil (20 litres) for the first few oil changes in the new car It's got a nice additive package if that's still current I have a turbo GDI now, but not too worried about LSPI as the engine doesn't boost when just driving in traffic and the transmission will increase...

Here's an interview of Justin Bronk by Ward Carroll. Justin and his team from RUSI wrote a white paper on the threats Ukraine is facing in the air war, and what they would need to defend themselves. There has been a lot more going on than we know from the media. Drones had success for a few days...

Supply can't keep up with demand, even when including planned mining projects the supply will only be 50% of the demand.

From an Indian Air Force pilot

scat pack Charger what a difference tyres make

It looks like the russian airforce got 24 hours notice about the invasion, and the role of combat drones seems to have been played out and it was minor in any case. Quite a bit of stuff there that media doesn't cover well.

I got all they have to give. It was a lot of fun but the 1500 mile trip took nearly 1/3rd of the thread. These are Hankook Ventus V12 Evo2, not sure anyone can recognise the thread still. They served me well, NOBODY was faster though the passes and mountain roads. The rears are in a bit better...

The new laptop is being couriered to my house now. When I ordered it (through work, who pay part of it) W11 wasn't available, so I assume it has W10 on it, but could come with W11 now. Just in case, any experiences with W10 or 11 here? Things to look out for? I'm currently using W7 still. I've...

Right after take-off, as soon as the landing gear gets retracted the airplane pitches up on it's own. Over 50 minutes long the pilot is running banked turns to keep the nose from pitching up while a solution is sought. No error messages from the FCS. Nothing they try works for more than a few...

Detailled walkaround by a Hind-D owner in Texas. Found it very interesting to see.

I'm looking for some round files for a project, local shop sells Bahco. not the cheapest but not unobtainable either. Are they any good?

I have a portable radio with a built in LiFePO battery, 7.4V 1000mAh it claims. The external power supply is 9V DC 1500 mAh and is used to run the radio on mains and charge the battery. The radio is rated at 15W, so the power supply is definitely not overkill. The battery lasts about 2.5 hours...