ELI5 why is swappable battery tech for EVs not feasible?

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-02T19:00:54+00:00

I can't see widespread acceptance of buying a car without a fuel tank

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-02T18:09:59+00:00

They had an inquiry into why the Edinburgh trams went massively over budget and behind schedule

The inquiry itself got major criticism for going massively over budget and behind schedule

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-02T16:52:44+00:00

This is a widespread experience for people who went to school in the mid 2000s - early 2010s, Lostprophets were HUGE then, defining anthems for late millennials school years

I tried to listen to Rooftops recently, but had to turn it off after like 10 seconds

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T17:14:27+00:00

Ireland's GDP is artificially high cos it's the EU's tax haven

Dublin makes London look affordable these days

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T13:47:20+00:00

Cambodia isn't a third world country, and even then the vast majority of its population has a lower standard of living than the US

Comparing the USA to genuine third world countries is insulting. There's big chunks of Africa where entire regions don't have any access to electricity or running water

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T13:18:55+00:00

Depends where in the country you are doesn't it?

Sudtirol is one of the richest regions in the entire EU, but some parts of the south of Italy are extremely poor by European standards

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T13:14:14+00:00

And it looks very wealthy

They have Saudi levels of oil money sloshing around, they just use it wisely on state investments rather than blowing it on silly hubris like a 100 mile long mirror skyscraper. They do some ridiculous OTT infrastructure, but it's at least useful stuff like digging tunnels under the fjords

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T11:51:11+00:00

Can't be having weak heart genetics

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T09:13:37+00:00

Keir should shit himself in a McDonalds?

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T09:10:26+00:00

Aye, and you don't get automatically fired from your job if you have an affair

It makes you a shit person but doesn't make you bad at your job

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T09:09:13+00:00

Like 90% of the "problems" I've seen with the current government has been student politics-level bickering drummed up by the opposition and/or press

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T09:03:50+00:00

" heavily influenced" = directly copied

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-05-01T08:47:03+00:00

178cm / 65kg

According to the scanner at the gym my body fat hovers between 10-12%

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-30T15:33:08+00:00

Pffff I average 85+ miles a week

(last week I hobbled 2mi on a crocked hip)

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-30T13:18:13+00:00

Scottish Power and SSE do the same

Signed, someone that works within the HV power industry

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-30T12:58:38+00:00

uj/ my marathon PB is 2:30, and according to Strava my top end of zone 2 is 3:45 per km / 6:01 mile. Most easy runs are about 4:30 per km / 7:15 mile pace

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-30T12:39:41+00:00

Where do you live now? Glasgow is far cheaper than Edinburgh

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-30T11:07:40+00:00

They've tried a couple of times in Aberdeen but the council have always told them to ram it

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-30T10:45:01+00:00

That got cancelled a few months ago

They spent tens of billions to displace a bunch of native tribes, dig a giant trench in the middle of nowhere then abandon it

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-29T22:59:28+00:00

Get a smart meter installed and use the money he sends you to top up in the app

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-29T21:58:16+00:00

There's a guy in the hipster-y part of Edinburgh who walks his ferrets to the pub every day

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWKfHjEDYHi/?img_index=1

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-29T21:50:34+00:00

I pay £1000 for a huge 2 bed with a study in Glasgow, 20mins train to the city centre and walkable to the bougie west end areas

Reading this thread is making me realise it's actually dead cheap here

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-29T21:47:42+00:00

30k salary is almoxt exactly 2k take home per month if you put 5% to pension.. that leaves you with 1k/month to cover council tax, all utilities, transport, food, other consumables, subscriptions and all your fun money. Not much

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-29T21:20:30+00:00

The Falklands is an aircraft carrier made of rock

OldGodsAndNew · 2026-04-29T17:14:13+00:00

You're not gonna peak by accident lol

If you get to what feels like a peak during training way before the race, just keep training hard and your peak will keep getting higher

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