My e-Bicycle is officially on sale (gumtree.com), so maybe i should consider an e-Motorcycle

/ Friday, October 24 /

Electric Motorsport's Electric GPR-S has a top 60-70 MPH top speed and 35-60 mile range with a 8000$ price tag.

Charging takes 4 hours, but can be switched due to its modular design.

Things are moving so fast in this industry.....


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Chinese MINI is cheap, efficient, but still not the real deal

/ Tuesday, October 21 /
This solar-powered car built by China's Zhejiang 001 Group is just $5,560. It is also fairly efficient in converting electricity between 14 -17% and uses unintegrated solar panels.



One caveat: it takes 30 hours for one charge vis-a-vis the upcoming new MINI E that takes only 2.5 hours.

MINI E ......... coming soon

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"The car boasts a 150 mile range off its 35 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, can hit 62 mph in 8.5 seconds, and does a full charge off of an included high current charging station in a mere 2.5 hours"

UK local authorities ..... enough said...

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After spending some time on finding out whether i am eligble for a council tax discount, i came across the list below.


Who can receive a discount?


Here is the full list of people who are discounted for Council Tax purposes:

Full-time students, student nurses, apprentices and those on Youth Training courses
People in hospital
People being cared for in residential homes, nursing homes, hospices, mental nursing homes and hostels providing a high level of care
People who are severely mentally impaired
People kept in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983
People in certain night shelters
Monks and nuns
Students who are 19 or who have just left school
Care workers on low pay and usually working for charity, such as Community Service volunteers People caring for someone with a disability, other than a spouse, partner or child under 18

Convicted prisoners and those on remand, except those who are in jail for not paying fines or Council Tax


From http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/LocalTaxes/counciltax/exemptions.asp
 
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