Tim Oldland

People seem to think I’m only pro-EV, this is absolutely not the case. The future will need a multi-fuel approach to succeed: Daily personal transport and ‘last mile deliveries - BEV Commercial LGV/HGV/Agri - Hydrogen Classics/supercars/sports cars - synthetic fuels 👍

@Fri6pm @bpardoe870 ‘Cuss’ fucks sake. And you call me weak.

@Timoldland @bpardoe870 You can cuss all day. That doesn’t make Europe stronger.

Imagine being Iranian and this once in a lifetime opportunity comes to rise up and take back your freedom. Then you realize that the nations of Europe and the rest of the world don't care. In fact, to keep gas prices low, they are willing to leave you oppressed. That your only hope lies with the people liberating you, who you've been told are worst enemies of your people. We live in remarkable times...

@SteveVanquish @melindiscott Okay, ‘zero’ was me being facetious. In our Smart when you switch on AC the range drops from 95 to 85. In my Born doing the same makes no difference to the range readout. It’s minimal.

@Timoldland @melindiscott Tim, that is impossible. Physics. The AC pump must consume energy, so must the heating. If you have a heat pump it's more efficient. But energy is still used. The Stereo systems these days consume huge amounts of energy. A 12v Stereo system warns you to turn off in 5 mins?

i3 name whinging is the Capri name whinging for 2026.

@SteveVanquish @melindiscott I believe the 4680’s are supplied by Samsung SDI. I get you do testing, but have you tested any of these new next gen cars?

@Timoldland @melindiscott Figures are getting better. But someone getting a good range will not mean everyone getting a good range. Speed really kills range. The difference between 60 and 70 MPH cruise on a motorway is quite staggering. I see the test figures raw. And who is providing the cells?

@SteveVanquish @melindiscott A/C makes precisely zero difference in my Cupra Born. None, even at Max defrost. And a stereo isn’t going to make even a tiny dent in a 108kWh battery.

Sorry Steve but that’s just nonsense. The road tests of the (less efficient) iX3 have had real world motorway ranges of 380-400 in 6/7°C temps. So expect more in the i3. You cannot attribute current EV thinking to these next gen cars. It’s clear that BMW, Merc, Volvo etc have effectively been sandbagging the last few years and have ploughed everything into these new next gen platforms.

@SteveVanquish @melindiscott The EPA rating in the US is 440 miles. That’s widely regarded as being the most accurate to real world driving.

@melindiscott @Timoldland But the range isn't true, it never is. The test needs to be changed to something more realistic.

@Artisharma1123 He’s called Nacho 😺

@Timoldland Wow, what a lovely cat I really like it, and the color is amazing. By the way, what name do you call it at home?

Somewhat relaxed ginger floofball.

@companytrifecta It’s broadly the same pricing as the current 3-Series, so the iM3 is likely to be £100k, not much more than the current one.

@Timoldland No wonder their profits are well down. Grab it while you can. She’s good looking on the outside, love it in fact, just drive it with your eyes closed. The M3 pricing will be hilarious

Proper press pics. I know many don't, but I love the looks. Can't wait to see the Touring and I will almost certainly have one. Launch spec has a 559 mile WLTP range. That is Fucking Impressive. Will apparently start at sub-£50k.

@bennycraven @ryanjaycowan @rhensing They’re all read out to you, you can’t see anything on the screen.

The CarPlay point is so interesting. I’ve used it for ~10 years and got to test some early versions of Android Auto back in the day (did daily drive that for a while) but unless you need to see your SMS/Whatsapp or other app notifications on your screen whilst driving (which I have opinions on), all 3 are much of a muchness.

It's CRAZY to me that the Model Y L is $20k cheaper than the Kia EV9 here in Australia, yet 1000x better in every single way.

@SteveVanquish @chrisratcliff Indeed, which will be good for everyone as people may finally stop buying a sodding SUV by default. (Just to reiterate that fat ICE SUVs are far more plentiful on the roads that fat EVs).

@Timoldland @chrisratcliff That might change if VED rates will get linked to vehicle mass. And that is being talked about to reduce road damage.

Putting aside a front end that follows the original Lancia Ypsilon, it will be interesting to see if the Ultra Long Range market can drive sales, or if the higher up front cost and weight is a waste for all but a niche.

@companytrifecta IX3 starts at £59k with the same battery & motors. This will likely be £52k for the same.

@Timoldland 50k vehicle won’t have a range like that. Really like the look, could not live with a 4 spoke wheel and slanty screen

@chrisratcliff It doesn’t have a huge impact on EVs though. Torque is what moves something and that’s almost free and abundant on them. Biggest impact is aerodynamics.

@Timoldland Weight affects economy, though I also have no idea how range tests work. But look at ICE cars, people care about efficiency so cars must be getting ligh…. Oh.

@modernheroestv @LUDENClassics There's a little loophole regarding not having signal. Many places exploit this.

@LUDENClassics Interesting question given the regulations that make contactless payment mandatory 🤔

What do you count as 'soon'?

@LUDENClassics Appears the BBC is talking out of its arse though: x.com/Denisesullens/…

They'll be making more money off of cars than planes, soon 🤦🏻‍♂️

@sometimesyouwin Touring likely £55k, won't be deliveries until mid 27 i'm guessing.

@Timoldland Still sub £50k? When is it available?!!

@HolmesTW Nope, I genuinely really like the design. It's clean, fresh and modern while still giving subtle nods to BMWs of the past.

@Timoldland Do you not think it’s a bit of a blocky chonk?

@rhensing @ryanjaycowan Have to agree to disagree on that point. I’ve done thousands of miles in Teslas and CarPlay was the main thing I missed. Headroom is massively restricted in the YL 3rd row, especially compared to the EV9.

@Timoldland @ryanjaycowan You don’t need CarPlay at all if you have a Tesla. You have a Ryzen CPU/GPU and the world’s best infotainment. All the Y L has a properly usable 3rd row.

@JordanEVGuy The next step with these is RFID or App connection that links them to a resident scheme so you get charging for 25p/kWh, residential rates. Been trying to do that for years on another project, councils are the biggest hurdle.

This doesn’t look like much, but it changes everything. What you’re looking at is an evpzee lamppost charger. It is the smartest solution to one of the biggest barriers to EV adoption. A standard street lamp, quietly turned into an EV charger. No digging up roads, it is installed in just 30 minutes. No huge infrastructure projects, a full street can be electrified in a matter of hours. Manufactured and assembled in the UK and fully OCPP. Using what’s already there. For millions of people across the UK, especially those without driveways, this is the difference between “I can’t have an EV” and “actually…I can.” It’s easy to overlook innovations like this because they’re not flashy. No 350kW ultra-rapid chargers. No massive charging hubs. Just practical, scalable, everyday infrastructure doing exactly what it needs to do. And that’s the point. The EV transition will be be driven by everyone having the ability to charge when they need to. Simple. Effective.

@honking_a @ListerLawrence @SimonCarGuy @LUDENClassics 👀

Seems too good to go to the scrapyard. A very “brave” restoration project for someone, perhaps? @ListerLawrence @SimonCarGuy , I’ll need to know today.

@doptyAims @think_gpt @theintercoolerx This isn’t the top model. There’s always an ‘M60’ M-lite version that comes later, then of course the full M/// car.

@think_gpt @theintercoolerx I’m pretty sure this is supposed to be the top model? Power to weight ratio is exactly the same as in the previous M-lite 4WD model so that’s that, especially with electric M3 coming. I don’t think NK will compete with Chinese cars, it will compete with other German petrol cars

This is the new BMW 3-series. Called i3, it has 559 miles of EV range, a new record. Another new record is that at around 2300kg, it now weighs over twice as much as the E21 original.