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Hi I’m Alex, I moved here after the bird site went all Elon on me. I’m Just another one of them #UKCyclingTweeps based in #manchester may also talk about #EVs energy transition and other stuff

#Dieselgate II ahoy:

From a recent Department for Transport report: 'Recent evidence suggests PHEVs [plug-in hybrid electric vehicles] are 3-5 times more polluting in the real world than in test drives'!

So, it would seem if you bought a PHEV on #environmental grounds based on the data provided by manufacturers, there may be a potential scandal (and compensation) coming along at some point?

Meanwhile, it also indicates what a poor response to the #ClimateCrisis buying a PHEV-SUV might be!

So in local #ev news the new chargers at my local fuel station have gone live 7x ccs and chademo units at 150kw a welcome addition as the next nearest unit is usually being camped on by a DPD delivery van
Back in my happy place
Necessity (early meeting) is the mother of the first ride of the year (6°C and light rain). #biketooter
So I just rode to the shop for hot cross buns and because it’s sunny & I ran into an ex Neighbor:
Him: car trouble? Told you them electric cars were useless!
Me: hi uh no the cars fine.
Him: So why’d you ride here? you can’t carry bags on you handlebars you know
Me: it’s quicker & I don’t need a 2 ton car to buy some hot cross buns. They’ll go in my panniers
Him: oh your one of them ‘cyclists’.
I awkwardly left at this point seriously some folk just default to driving #biketoot #biketooter
So yeah I went into #hibernation over winter but things are warming up the days are getting longer and I’m horribly out of condition so it must be time to get on my #bicycle again. I had a small path finding ride today to see if my bike and apart from a few squeaks (which could be the bike or me) everything seems to be in place. I want to try a couple of longer rides this year and I’m thinking that’s going to have to start with more time in the #saddle
Sehr gut 😂
Rain just unending rain
Made the best use of the break in the weather and to get outside try to beat the winter blues, do some tidying up in the garden and get some provisions for the birds. Mealworm, a suet coconut, energy balls and seed should keep the happy for a while