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4,667 of them across the whole UK, but that's individual chargers ... presumably the number of locations would be significantly lower as there would typically be a number of fast chargers at each one?

OK just to lower the tone a bit ...

Report on EV trends across Europe in the Telegraph yesterday: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/04/18/charts-show-scale-europe-electric-car-crash/ Interesting stats on public chargers e.g. over half of them in the UK are under 8 kW, and only 8% are 150 kW or above. Also big regional...

Very good point! It's been a long day :D

From watching the TV show they normally (but not always) manage to do a deal with the highest bidder.

Never owned one myself but the 107 has a fearsome reputation for hidden rust (bulkhead/scuttle, behind the bumpers, behind the cladding, etc.).

What age is the car? There's a common issue with the baffle in the fuel tank coming loose, but this was fixed around 2006 I think.

The SLC just looks wrong to me, compared to the R107 SL. But totally subjective and it's a rare car now for sure.

Also far better looking than the SLC it replaced ...

As an aside it was mentioned in the video that it was done some time ago which (if true) would perhaps be less of a concern than a recent respray.

Extra video added today - mentions that the car was in storage for some years (presumably where the MOT gap is).

Fair point, although I did originally just say And as far as I can tell both of the sites you mentioned are also just 'planned'?

2 mph at 30, or 2 mph at 70? The displayed speed is based on an assumed distance travelled for each wheel rotation (i.e. the circumference of the tyre). This reduces as a tyre wears (going from 8mm tread depth when new to 1.6mm legal limit means the diameter has dropped by 12.8mm), so it can't...

It's the rolling radius (i.e. tyre circumference) that determines what speed is displayed. Bigger rims are fitted with lower profile tyres to keep the rolling radius the same (within a small tolerance).

Sorry if unclear. This was a follow up to my comment about the Tesla battery repair company in the US burning down twice. My point was that it's well known throughout the entire automotive community that EVs require special precautions and handling, yet even the most experienced company in...