Indeed, there are 4 types of 'Clean Air Zones':
Class Vehicle type
A Buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles
B Buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles
C Buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, vans, minibuses
D Buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, vans, minibuses, cars, the local authority has the option to include motorcycles
Bath is a 'C' Birmingham is a 'D'
Thus in Bath you can still use your car (without this Charge) even if it is used for work; Seems much fairer/sensible overall,
which is quite unusual with such schemes !
Some cities have considered making exceptions for such "Clean Air Zones", for example not charging for Private vehicles... but that can always change (of course !)....
Not sure about that 4.0/4.6 P38 difference either Richard but I would suspect there will be numerous such anomalies..
Most ULEZs are (notionally) based on NOx of course, whereby (Petrol) EURO3= 0.15g/km and EURO4=0.08g/km.
However there are Date of Manufacture classifications too, as in:
https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/emissions/euro-emissions-standards/
Incidentally the upcoming London ULEZ expansion will require 750 ANPR Cameras @ £15M (plus their installation costs..)
Thus they can claim their ULEZ Revenues are (just) 'used to make our streets cleaner' - So not 'Cash-Cows' at all then (?!)
I think their (misguided) plan is just to prevent ads. which 'glamorise' ICE SUVs.
Next -presumably- they would have to stop them being 'product placed' in Movies ?
Not sure that seeing their (obligatory) Car Chases in Sinclair C5s would work though....
Cars killed off Trams/Trolley buses, apparently:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51034523
They originally used 550v DC !
EDIT: Forgot to mention that the (currently) £12.50/day 24/7 ULEZ Charge is being extended in October too of course:
https://lruc.content.tfl.gov.uk/simple-map-of-ulez-expansion-area.pdf
Yes, TfL have plans to (eventually) make all 9000 buses 'Zero Emission', but currently it is only about 200 - mainly EVs with only about 10% Hydrogen. They have actually dabbled with Hydrogen since 2002... but their early suppliers went out of business....
https://www.londonreconnections.com/2021/the-second-coming-of-hydrogen-londons-hydrogen-buses/
The main point however is that EVs (or even Hydrogen) can make considerable sense when such 'fleet' vehicles (particularly buses) are travelling in (relatively) local circuits with multiple depots etc..... aka the 'Milk Float Model' !
London is still however full of Diesel HGVs of course.
PS: Even further back: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Electrobus_Company
As long as London buses meet their Criteria I don't think they actually care that much (yet) ?
Besides.. TfL now have their (extended) £15/day 7-days-a-week 07.00-22.00 'Congestion Charge' to fill their coffers.
(Also introduced during Lockdown of course...mainly because folks were understandably avoiding Public Transport)
In fact I do live in London Richard; I have been fighting the local LTN schemes too, won't bore you with the details but everyone (80%+) hates them but rather than planters/boxes the Councils now intend to use ANPR cameras instead...
This covers it quite well: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-54180647
(Note the Comments on that too...)
And also: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-56419277
Apparently it is nothing to do with raising revenues - it is about Climate Change !
PS: Forgot to mention but my local council have also brought in a Residents' Parking Scheme based on car Emissions.
(That's right - to Park !)......
Perhaps you are not aware of all the "Big Plans" for cities Pierre ?:
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/the-mayors-transport-strategy
Yes, that's right.... we are all going to walk and cycle more - in London !!
When you have been suitably inflamed by that there are other plans afoot :
https://www.livingstreets.org.uk/media/3844/lcc021-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-detail-v9.pdf
Apparently we will all be abandoning our cars very soon..
https://madeby.tfl.gov.uk/2020/12/15/low-traffic-neighbourhoods/
(PS: Yes, where I live they have tried these LTNs out; Yes, they are a disaster..
Some Local Councils tried to bring their Transport Plans forward by 20 years
using the Pandemic as the "reason" !)
Exactly strangerover: The 'Badvertising' folks behind these campaigns probably don't take any notice of their own ads. either.....
Again this all originated last year: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53607147
Read the 1700+ comments for details !?
Apparently, as long as the ads. for EVs are good. they will sell well (?!)......
Yes....this is 'doing the rounds' - again.
Cheap/cheerful but this ad-hoc 'Open Source' approach is probably not 'the right way forward' for P38 EVs either....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0BDqYnTaQA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FsPHWmW-yE
Plus....eventually:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC2M99KSDiw
PS: "Don't use Innova Motors" !
It still surprises me how many folks are attracted to EVs because of their reduced 'Road Tax'........ !!
However I expect there will be "special environmental charges" introduced to dispose of the batteries used,
although there are plans to re-deploy the packs for home/PVC.
Incidentally can anyone explain to me how some manufacturers are extolling the virtues of NON-plugin Hybrids,
or are they really powered by 'Magic' ?!
Typically dave3d these types of policies have a fixed minimum/'set up' fee of about £200, and then 4p/Mile
Not for real ££££ classics either - lots of better normal/classic insurance deals for our p38 available anyway.
As far as I can tell these policies are mainly aimed at young/very low mileage drivers (?)
Well we have all done that -or similar- of course David, whilst 'learning the hard way' !
We also just learned you can inadvertently fit these upside-down.
Everything working OK now ?
EAS ECU is not seeing the correct voltages from the sensor/pot so I would re-check the continuity between the two
for resistance. (Ie. you may think you have 'continuity' but it's actually a few ohms ?)
Sensible move Rob: Then when the replacement arrives you can compare/probe them 'in action'
(although I still suspect the through-plating)
For the likes of identifying serial comms. pulses etc you can get a DMM/Scope for about £50,
or, and even more 'Cheap and Cheerful', something like the DSO188 will probably suffice:
https://chinese-electronics-products-tested.blogspot.com/p/dso188-matchbox-scope-tested.html
Incidentally Car Manufacturers don't like to make circuit diagrams generally available of course...
that would allow us to repair lots of stuff for a few pounds instead of selling us a £££ module
Obviously that can't be allowed, and we all have to buy new cars - to save the planet...
You will usually only get 'face value' resistor readings on isolated components Rob: Rest of the circuit affects the readings.
David: Thanks for the photo/ID/ of the villain in question; Will check mine too next time I am poking around in that area !
Richard: A few times (albeit when riding on the bumpstops) I have the distinct feeling my body wants to remove itself (!)
Any idea where the water gets in to those connectors though: Is it via the famous Pollen Filters ??
Indeed David: Molex would give an even better and also permanent solution (and also waterproof ?) !
You are obviously handy with a camera too: If you get the chance please pop up a photo of the location
of this particular connector as I expect many of us with have this same issue too but don't know it yet !?
A-ha ! Rather fiddly but you can swap out individual pins/sockets if there are any 'spare' ones available (?)
Less fiddly is just to bridge out those corroded pins with permanent wires (?)