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Only you Linas.P only you...

Asset

Precious

SAGA do a reasonable offer of 3yrs fixed price premiums, as long as no claims are made. I was with Direct Line for almost 20yrs and each year the renewal letter arrived with an increased premium and I would challenge it, they would drop it down to within £5-10 of the existing premium. Two years ago the letter arrived with an almost 40% increase! I challenged it but they refused to entertain any reduction, so I moved, to SAGA paying slightly less than the existing DL premium.

Since ditching the high performance, highly modified cars of my youth my insurance premiums have equated to approximately £1 per day and in recent years more like 60p per day. A small (might even say trivial) sum to pay allowing me to do something I really enjoy.

Differing age, driving experience and NCB... So, hardly showing that it's gender that makes the difference!

Electromagnetic or eddy current braking could easily stop a 2 ton car on a sixpence. The Bullet train uses such a system as do many other train. Even mine haulers rely solely on them

Electromagnetic brakes have been in use for many years now. This is an interesting read. http://www.electric-vehiclenews.com/2016/04/electromagnetic-braking-for-electric.html https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-cars-use-an-Eddy-current-braking-system

My first question would be why did the driveshaft "come off"?

Which lights do you currently have on the car? To upgrade to HiDs, legally ,may involve lots of work and expense. Simply putting HiD lamps in light units designed for halogen will be an MoT failure, never mind inconsiderate to other road users.

Horology

Allegorical

Metaphysical

Comedic

So, you could have avoided the accident(s) but chose not to because it was your "way of right"??

My 2019 RC is one generation behind the UX. My previous RC (pre-facelift 2016 model) was even less able in EV mode but I believe Lexus upgraded the hybrid control system between the two models, there is a marked improvement (higher speed/acceleration, longer running, easier cold running) in the newer model but they behave basically the same. I remember driving a UX when mine was in for service and noted the higher speeds and higher acceleration available in EV mode.

Idiom

Page 260 of the online owner's handbook details EV mode. If it's anything like my RC300H then speed must be below 20-25mph and on a very light throttle, the slightest incline will cancel the mode. Range is also limited, perhaps 300m cold and 1-2km warm (traction battery temp) I only use the EV mode to silently pull out of my drive in the early mornings and then the EV button must be pressed before the petrol engine fires, perhaps 5-10sec after READY. I've not found a/c settings make any difference, the engine will fire up to provide cabin warmth, this doesn't always cancel EV mode. I've seen the energy monitor show only the traction battery driving the wheels even when the engine is running, this doesn't last long though! It must be remembered the Lexus hybrid is not designed as an electric drive optimised vehicle, more a Stop-Start system on steroids.

I'm guessing you have the UX250h variant? In which case the EV will try and force the car into electric only mode but excessive throttle will cancel it, excessive speed will cancel it, low traction battery charge will cancel it, or not allow it at all..

Don't fit a dash cam, they are accident magnets.... 😉

Melody

Can you see anything hanging under the car?