Tim Oldland
@Tim_Oldland
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Owner of @BespokeChargers. Design engineer specialising the field of EV infrastructure and also write about cars. “Pompous windbag”
Brentwood, Essex, UK
Joined February 2009
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 👍
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Many will be surprised, but I’m 100% behind this. Of course idiots will see the headline and think they’ll still be able to buy a petrol Qashqai in 2035 - that’s not it. They’re just dropped down to 90% zero emissions. So companies will still need to be almost entirely EV, but
The European Union has scrapped its 2035 sales ban on new combustion cars, a senior politician has said - https://t.co/kPIxxo5YJY
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Tired of that messy car vibe? This is your 1-minute fix. No more lost change or rogue fries. Enjoy a cleaner ride this summer!
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People of X, I present to you the most utterly pointless roll cage ever. Top tip from a mechanical design engineer: don’t put large bends in the thing that’s supposed to take impact from above 🤦🏼♂️
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Excellent news! Ford finally realises they need a small EV. Odd that they aren’t using the VW ID.Polo platform given their tie-up with the Explorer/Crapi/Ranger, but the 5 is the best out there right now so great news.
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The new Mercedes GLB and Smart #5 are not in any way related, share no parts, platform or design teams. 😐
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Ah good old Royal Mail. This counts for a delivery attempt? I don’t even understand why though. He’s there, walks up the drive, doesn’t even knock/ring the bell and fucks off. What does it achieve? I was in, would’ve been an extra 20secs.
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Okay now this looks incredible. Far better than the Toyota one. Just put the Toyota V8 in this instead of this Lexus being EV - nobody is buying EV supercars. Or at least offer both.
LFA Concept. Full BEV, likely solid state when it arrives. Related to GR GT in terms of structure and core competencies. Love this.
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I’m told #ASMR is all the rage on the internets, so here’s some ASMR of the @EncorDesign S1, including showing 6ft3 me awkwardly getting in 😂
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Drink it in 😍 Couple of people have said it’s overwheeled - just shows how tiny the Esprit is as they’re 17/18” rims!
Here it is - the @EncorDesign Series 1. An Esprit V8 stripped back to its essentials, 3.5 litre twin turbo V8 rebuilt to 400hp/475Nm, gearbox rebuilt and strengthened. Then an utterly gorgeous carbon fibre body is used, styled like the original Giugiaro Esprit concept car, to
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Apologies for the heavy breathing, it was super quiet in there so I didn’t want to talk too loudly and echo, but that resulted in too much of my breathing!
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Here it is - the @EncorDesign Series 1. An Esprit V8 stripped back to its essentials, 3.5 litre twin turbo V8 rebuilt to 400hp/475Nm, gearbox rebuilt and strengthened. Then an utterly gorgeous carbon fibre body is used, styled like the original Giugiaro Esprit concept car, to
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@Tim_Oldland Another car crash. What happened to elegance ?
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Erm… nope. Sorry Toyota, but this looks like one of those AI slop things where someone said ‘make a Camry like a supercar’. Fussy yet bland is a really tough thing to pull off.
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I cannot emphasise enough, how few fucks I give about what you listened to most on Spotify this year. My fucks are barren, my cup hath no fucks. I Don’t Give A Shit. Thankyou.
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Feel incredibly privileged to be seeing the Encor Series 1 this afternoon - will have a walkaround video going live tomorrow at 1pm!
At Encor, remastering is not about adding more. It’s knowing precisely what to leave untouched. December 5th. 13:00 GMT. Stay informed at: https://t.co/U67TKZLlcc
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Holy crap, I believe this is called wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidescreen 😂 #BlackFridayDealSucker
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Bloody hell, this is big news! Can’t wait to hear the story behind it eventually. JLR axes Gerry McGovern
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