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aluket commented on 'Mr Bean' actor Rowan Atkinson blamed for slumping electric car sale in the UK   news.com.au/technology/mo... · Posted by u/teleforce
retrac98 · 2 years ago
The UK is too poor for mass EV adoption.

We have an average annual household income of something like £30k, and most electric cars (that you’d actually want) cost much more than that right now.

aluket · 2 years ago
The UK is #6 globally in terms of GDP, and at least where I live in the south east there are Teslas everywhere I look.

I think this says more about the problem with averages.

aluket commented on BMW, Subaru and Porsche drivers 'more likely to cause a crash', study finds   theguardian.com/business/... · Posted by u/uxhacker
aluket · 2 years ago
I've been fortunate enough to own both Subarus (Imprezas) and Porsches in my time. As another commenter mentioned, I purposely bought these to "hoon around in".

I didn't have a crash but I wonder if this was more down to luck than better judgement/driving skills. I'm older now, have kids and a better grasp of statistics. I drive a lot slower and considerately these days.

With all the AI fuss, I personally don't think it'll be long before cars are, if not driving themselves, will only allow themselves to be driven within the bounds of sense. Cars like this, and the drivers, will be confined to the race track and the "Porsche Experience Centre" at Silverstone, as per the article. I don't think this is a bad thing.

aluket commented on Bank of England warns the UK will fall into recession this year   bbc.co.uk/news/business-6... · Posted by u/saos
jacknews · 3 years ago
I don't see how raising interest rates is supposed to affect supply-side price increases.

For example, people may choose to save their money, or not borrow (given higher interest rates), instead of buying fuel, but that is unlikely to affect it's price.

This seems more like an attempt to strangle wage increases.

aluket · 3 years ago
I’m by no means an expert but could raising rates increase the strength of the pound, which could have a deflationary affect on import prices, including energy?

u/aluket

KarmaCake day1145October 28, 2015View Original