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My E-golf has a heat pump for the cabin, but it was an (unpopular?) optional extra. The car doesn't have great range to start with, so the small improvement* in range in very cold weather is quite valuable to me. I guess now EVs have ample range there's less benefit.
*~5km lost per hour vs 10km
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Does your EV have a heat pump?
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The camera inside a 3D printer?
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Edited video from the event livestream: youtu.be/6pfFTds9S0Q?...
BBB Beetle Champs 2025 - Full Competition - Bristol Bot Builders Beetleweight Combat Robots
YouTube video by Joe Brown
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Rule Zero lost a bit of bodywork in the last race:
September 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I didn't mention the vast array of classics that currently live here...
September 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Now this beautiful Porsche has arrived! The farm has turned into a classic car show.
September 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Then Pete (builder of 1 Horse Power) turned up with his 7:
September 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Between races Rory (builder of the Hackys The Rat & DB7) gave me a ride in his Austin 7:
September 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Reposted
In other news, it fukken WORKS and I've successfully made a tiny stained glass window for my beetle's abdomen. 😍
September 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lining up before the night race:
September 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
More pictures of racers
September 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Some repairs underway now. We've got two racers with brush problems, and two with throttle problems. On the whole, we're doing well with reliability and most racers are finishing, so we've had some good races today.
September 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Qualifying is done, we've got the first grid:
September 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM