David Gregory

After much back and forth the new website is now live - davidgregorydesign.co.uk

Demand business that’s fair to people and planet. ✊🌍 #DoItFair action.fairtrade.org.uk/page/186243/pe…

@WalsallBins @but_cyclists @GlosCC, it might already be in place but it would be great to see some posts along these lines, ideally with financial penalties as well as litter picking duties being handed out. @EricTorrington, you might appreciate this approach.

🚨 #FINED: On 10 August 2025, CCTV evidence led to the conviction of Mr Sidane Johnson, of Ivy House Road, Oldbury, for dropping litter on Reedswood Way, Walsall. The verdict? £508.72 in total fines. 💸 Littering isn’t worth the hefty price tag. 🚯 #Named and #Shamed

@modernheroestv Reminds me of the old Megane

The person at BMW that decided this was to be called i3 should be tried at The Hague.

@barry_wizard @EalingCouncil I wonder how much is being weighed on the warranty for the past workmanship being high risk. There will be parts fully covered allowing no inspection or the ability to check that the materials specified have been used.

@dgregorydesign @EalingCouncil Not surprised but a crazy situation "A council spokesperson said that in-depth assessments had led it to conclude that demolishing some of the existing, partly built structures would provide a more cost-effective and better long-term solution than attempting to restart building"

Obviously I don't have all of the details from one article, however this seems like such a waste at first glance. These were set to be #Passivhaus standard homes, so I truly hope that @EalingCouncil are intending to make any replacements the same standard?

@SustainableOz I appreciate that it’s already done the damage but please be sure to report it on here to make sure that it gets fixed as a priority - fixmystreet.com

Roads in the uk are so damn bad now… drove back from german/netherlands/belgian boarder yesterday and 600 yards from home I hit a giant pothole! Destroyed 2 rims and possible suspension damage and 2 dead tyres. Probably £3000+ of damage. Thanks East Hampshire District Council.

@graeme_cobb Can’t happen soon enough! I won’t miss the thick black clouds of smoke.

With diesel registrations taking just 5% market share in 2025, the reality is diesel cars are set to become a rarity on our roads 10 years from now. Read all about it below 👇

@Joelbirmz12 Needs the Tokyo Drift music dubbed over!

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@eV_Newt It’s as much about the app/functionality as anything, going from a Tesla to a Vauxhall is a stark difference before you’ve even got into the vehicle!

It makes me giggle when I encounter these ‘only Tesla good’ people from the US living in their little bubble swimming in a very small eV pool, and being totally blind to the rest of the world. Apart from ‘cAn iT dRiVe iTsElF!’ they have nothing. I’ll say it again, I like a Tesla. Have nothing against them but there are lots of other really good cars in the rest of the world. Especially the stuff coming from China. @electricfelix @InsideChinaAuto

@TeslaCharging I’m curious as to how many new chargers are opened each month (Worldwide)?

New Tesla Supercharger: Concord, NC (16 stalls) tesla.com/findus?locatio…

@veedubhev Oh, I see, thank you for clarifying. I’m glad that they’re still up and running, although as you say, it’s a great shame that they’re making this move.

@dgregorydesign They aren’t closing. Just the research and development side leaving the UK. Such a shame as they really are a talented bunch.

To all those who worked for Polestar R&D I feel your sense of loss as the doors closed for the last time today.However,you should be incredibly proud of what you have created & achieved. What a team,what a car! Wishing everyone all the best for their futures❤️ #BritishEngineering

@DarrenMcLean_uk 😂 It’s where AI will fall down as it’s only as good as the collected source data.

Searching for a “HISTORY” audiobook for entertainment while raking up leaves today, this pap was as one of the first results 🥴 It’s a silly image, but my main complaint is that historically the castle would’ve been plastered and limewashed (And he should be a bit paleywaley!)

@elecclassiccars I’ll keep pushing it, a Manx Beach Buggy! Might need a shorter wheelbase though. 😁

Our new 4x4 EV skateboard chassis is ready to roll. Includes CCS rapid charging, up to 11kw AC charging, V2L, traction control and 400hp-600hp motor options. What body would you put on it? ⚡️💪😎

@evclinic That feels like a thoroughly insincere approach to create EV’s, given that minimal servicing is one of the key advantages of EV’s. Thank you for including the comparison with Tesla to put things in perspective.

2021 > PHEV BMW iBMUCP 21F37E Post-Crash Recovery — When EU engineering becomes a synonym for “unrepairable” + "generating waste". If you own a BMW PHEV — or if you’re an insurance company — every pothole, every curb impact, and even every rabbit jumping out of a bush represents a potential €5,000 cost, just for a single fuse inside the high-voltage battery system. This “safety fuse” is designed to shut the system down the moment any crash event is detected. Sounds safe — but extremely expensive. Unfortunately, that’s not the only issue. BMW has over-engineered the diagnostic procedure to such a level that even their own technicians often do not know the correct replacement process. And it gets worse: the original iBMUCP module, which integrates the pyrofuse, contactors, BMS and internal copper-bonded circuitry, is fully welded shut. There are no screws, no service openings, and it is not designed to be opened, even though the pyrofuse and contactors are technically replaceable components. Additionally, the procedure requires flashing the entire vehicle both before and after the replacement, which adds several hours to the process and increases risk of bricked components which can increase the recovery cost by factor 10x. But that is still not the only problem. Even after we managed to open the unit and access everything inside, we discovered that the Infineon TC375 MCU is fully locked. Both the D-Flash sectors and crash-flag areas are unreadable via DAP or via serial access. Meaning: even if you replace the pyrofuse, you still cannot clear the crash flag, because the TC375 is cryptographically locked. This leaves only one method: ➡️ Replace the entire iBMUCP module with a brand-new one. (1100€ + tax for faulty fuse) And the registration of the new component is easily one of the worst procedures we have ever seen. You need an ICOM, IMIB, and AOS subscription — totalling over €25,000 in tools — just to replace a fuse. (even we managed to activate this one with IMIB, it will be necessary in some situation) Yes, you read that correctly, 25,000€ Lot of vehicles designed and produced in Europe — ICE, PHEV, and EV — have effectively become a missleading ECO exercise. Vehicles marketed as “CO₂-friendly” end up producing massive CO₂ footprints through forced services, throw-away components, high failure rates and unnecessary parts manufacturing cycles, overcomplicated service procedures, far larger than what the public is told. If we are destroying our ICE automotive industry based on EURO norms, who is calculating real ECO footprint of replacement part manucfacturing, unecessary servicing and real waste cost? We saw this years ago on diesel and petrol cars: DPF failures, EGR valves, high-pressure pumps, timing belts running in oil, low quality automatic transmissions, and lubrication system defects. Everyone calculates the CO₂ footprint of a moving vehicle — nobody calculates the CO₂ footprint of a vehicle that is constantly broken and creating waste. ISTA’s official iBMUCP replacement procedure is so risky that if you miss one single step — poorly explained within ISTA — the system triggers ANTITHEFT LOCK. This causes the balancing controller to wipe and lock modules. Meaning: even in an authorised service centre, system can accidentally delete the configuration and end up needing not only a new iBMUCP, but also all new battery modules. Yes — replacing a fuse can accidentally trigger the replacement of all healthy HV modules, costing €6,000+ VAT per module, plus a massive unknown CO₂ footprint. This has already happened to several workshops in the region. The next problem: BMW refuses to provide training access for ISTA usage. We submitted two official certification requests — both were rejected by the central office in Austria, which is borderline discriminatory. One more next problem: Battery erasal can happen in OEM and can happen in our or any other 3rd party workshop, but if procedure was started in workshop 1, it cant be continued in workshop 2. If battery damage happens in our workshop during fuse change, and than battery swap needed, we or even OEM workshop do not cover costs of completely new battery pack. Which increases heavily ownership costs. All of this represents unnecessary complexity with no meaningful purpose. While Tesla’s pyrofuse costs €11 and the BMS reset is around 50€, allowing the car to be safely restored, BMW’s approach borders on illogical engineering, with no benefit to safety, no benefit to anti-theft protection — the only outcome is the generation of billable labour hours and massive amounts of needless electronic/lithium waste. Beyond that, we are actively working on breaking the JTAG/DAP protection to gain direct access to the D-Flash data and decrypt its contents together with our colleagues from Hungary. The goal is to simplify the entire battery-recovery procedure, reduce costs, and actually deliver the CO₂ reduction that the EU keeps missleading— since the manufacturers clearly won’t. Part number: 61 27 8 880 208 Faults: 21F2A8 High voltage battery unit, terminal High voltage battery safety: capsule Defective trigger/control electronics 21F35B high voltage battery unit, voltage and electric current sensor, current: Counter for the reuse of cell modules exceeded (safety function) 21F393 High voltage battery unit, fault cumulative: Memory of faults that prevent the active transport 3B001D High voltage battery unit, contactor excitation controller circuit breakers: Double fault 21F37E Collision Detection: Collision detected due to ACSM signal 21F04B High voltage battery unit, Safety function: Reset command units executed OEM Service cost: 4000€+tax (aprox - if you have bmw quote, send) OEM iBMUCP : 1100€+tax Labor hours: 24h - 50h EVC: 2500€+tax (full service) evclinic.eu/2025/12/04/202…

@modernheroestv Is that just human sweat collected from looking at the range? 😁

This is how much water a dehumidifier pulled out of the C1 Evie interior in about a day 🙈

This is wonderful to see, what superb approach! Demolition contractor’s new HQ made with waste from its jobs - Global Construction Review: globalconstructionreview.com/demolition-con…

@katephillips29 I bet that has a great double height space inside based on those doors!

A really interesting building, with its arches, recessed and variously coloured brickwork - and then cut through with those huge doors! 😀 Newark, Nottinghamshire.

@DVSAEnforcement Blimey, quite the shopping list, although I think I would have led with ‘No insurance’

Non-compliance at it's finest👇 ✅Insufficient daily & weekly rest offences ✅Fail to enter periods of time on tachograph ✅£9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣in fixed penalty notices ✅Reported to Traffic Commissioner ✅Revoked entitlements on driving licence ✅No insurance ✅Seized by Police #DVSA