Insurance fraud?

[Avocet]

You do struggle to understand and get things right - The description you were looking for, for the Citroen suspension, was 'hydropneumatic'. It was a liquid (oil) combined with air suspension. Having both driven Citroens, as well as ridden in Citroens in that era, I found it rather wallowy, rather like being at sea. As you rightly suggest, the major point was the suspension able to cope well with a highly variable load. I also seem to remember BL tried a similar idea, on some of their vehicles, such as the Princess.

No, I think it's more a case of you struggling to read? That's why I said "... (albeit not in the form we see on most air-suspension cars today)". I'm afraid I saw you coming from a mile off with that comment....

Having owned two DS, two CX and a BX, over the years, I'm pretty familiar with the oleopneumatic system they use, but thanks for the "lesson" all the same. If you want to try and get smart, it's not hydropneumatic, because there's no "hydro" involved. That's just a popular misnomer. And while I'm putting you straight, the spheres were nitrogen-filled, rather than air. BL's idea was the Moulton "Hydragas" setup, which was a sort of "pound shop" version of the Citroen system, with no engine-driven hydraulic pump, so it couldn't self-level.

To be honest, I am finding your constant bragging and defence of your EV, and it's 'special qualities' rather tiresome.

Yes, I'm sure you'd prefer it if I just rolled-over and lapped up the BS, rather than try to set the record straight. However, I quite like the idea of "truth" - I'm old-fashioned like that, you see. However, if it's proving tiresome for you, there is a solution...

If it's really that good, then I am sure it will sell itself, without your help.

Ultimately, I'm sure they will too, but the lies, negativity and BS is hampering that transition, and, as I've already said, I can't abide that...

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

No, I think it's more a case of you struggling to read? That's why I said "... (albeit not in the form we see on most air-suspension cars today)". I'm afraid I saw you coming from a mile off with that comment....

That's it, enough of your BS, you no longer exist - you just joined the damned..!

 

[johnny2007]

You said "can't / wont". So if not legislation, what's stopping them?

Assumption, same as everything else coming from you.

No, not all of those use cobalt. (But you know that... right...)? Of course, pretty much all ICE cars use fuel that requires cobalt to refine it. (And you knew that too, didn't you...)?

The fossil fuel industry is the most regulated on the planet, more regulated than the pharmaceutical industry.
Anything they do is either paid for or done accordingly to strict rules.
I know that because my very close friend is a top manager in one of the biggest oil companies in the world.
He also tells me that within the industry there's no panic whatsoever because they know the transition to alternative fuel will take decades.
And they know that electric will fail.
For some reason that you won't understand they're investing money in hydrogen technology.

 

[Stivino]

hydrogen technology

That means more electric cars.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

That means more electric cars.

Though not powered by big batteries, soaking up the amps, from the grid.

The grid, has been really struggling recently - little to no wind, little to no solar, so lots of gas is having to be burnt, to make up for it. Not very green at all.