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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    I've switched mine off - it was over-sensitive in that long motorway sections with little traffic so rarely changing lanes would trigger...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    A cynic would say it's only the advent of EV charging delay that's highlighted the "need" for breaks to avoid fatigue.
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    I regularly take 4 other people out for the day - on longer trips we have to stop for a comfort break - it NEVER takes more than 10...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    Recent surveys show that London and South-east has plenty of chargers but the north-south divide means the rest of the UK is less well...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Mirrors.
    +1 and with an 8' caravan you'll definitely need the longer bars
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    RogerL reacted to borderbilly's post in the thread Apple i cloud back up with Like Like.
    Why not get a external drive thingy to load your photos on, no fee.
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    No, I don't know! and I don't know where the biggest filling station is either!
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    I'd suggest that it may be other changes that are giving your mpg increase - some cars have been using smart alternators since the 1990s...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    Prevailing wind can make a difference - in your case going SE/NW across the UK prevailing wind.
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    RogerL reacted to Dustydog's post in the thread Volvo EV Progress with Like Like.
    Regenerative braking? Thinking about my long distance trips, we drive hours on end , cruise control,set, brakes hardly used at all...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    A fully-expensed car in the '80s was a gold mine for those of us doing higher than average annual mileages - particulary if we didn't...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    If I were looking to buy a car right now, I too would be looking seriously at a diesel plug-in hybrid - but they're few and far between...
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    RogerL reacted to GaryB's post in the thread Volvo EV Progress with Like Like.
    I’m on my first plug-in hybrid (Audi A6) and I love it. I charge it overnight at home (12.5 pence per kWh) and I get 40 miles on a full...
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    RogerL replied to the thread Volvo EV Progress.
    It's rare that I have to get fuel mid-journey, even when towing - so comfort breaks are just that - go to the toilet and get back in the...
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    RogerL replied to the thread New Ford Escort.
    Maybe it's required for Type Approval but not IVA ?
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