Letter From The UK: Tech & Innovation Continue Despite Brexit
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Despite the impact of Brexit, the automotive industry continues to innovate.Â
Geoff Maxted of DriveWrite Automotive Magazine examines in this Letter From The UK.
Over the past few months, one recurring theme of ?Letter from The UK? has been Brexit; Great Britain leaving the horror show that is the European Union on the 29th March this year. Every man and his dog have an opinion. Neighbour has turned upon neighbour as the accusations and recriminations reach fever pitch. It has all become very nasty and what has been increasingly overlooked is that the UK has, in many ways recently, become very successful.
Unemployment is low, for example.
This is especially true in the field of automotive technology. No sooner does one high-tech advance take place when another one follows on right behind, like buses. Range Anxiety & Electric Cars
The latest breakthrough is in the field of electric cars. This writer likes EVs and thinks they have a lot to offer motorists ? as long as a lengthy trip isn?t required. You see, this country is small, America is not. On a day-to-day basis, an electric car will manage 90 percent of our driving. I guess that in the USA they may be fine in towns and cities, but out in the wild blue yonder, I imagine that public charging points are thin on the ground.
Now though, new research and ?current? winter trials in Sweden by a company called GKN Automotive has introduced some grea...
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