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This is how it function in the CT we have, suppose a Premier should also have the function: Where type B is written the switch has 3 positions. UP always mirrors out. Middle automatic when locking / unlocking car DOWN mirrors do not fold out. I cannot find any place wher this function can be customized by user, so if it can it must be done in a Lexus / Toyota workshop.

What a bunch on nonsense. Where will they get the power grid that can deliver the power to supercharge and so far, electricity is still made from cheapest power source meaning that somewhere coal is being burnt to make electricity and most places oil.

Never heard about variable speed limits and reading what you write makes me happy to be where I am. Not that I ever would want to be in UK for more than a couple of hours as the only 2 times I have been there it was raining and windy. Less appealing than even Denmark on the west coast where it is always windy.

Had you not mentioned your speed limit issue I would have agreed with you completely.

I am from Denmark, most of family and friends think that politicians mean something till they change their minds and that is mostly because they believe there are more votes to get from their new ideas. I was in Norway when people were voting about joining the EU and though the politicians were mostly for joining, the outcome was a rejection. As you say, most good people are to be found among those that have little. Otherwise, no country would burn corn to make electricity and keep price up, when people other places in the world were dying from hunger. Democracy is a good idea, unfortunately is intelligence of voters nothing to be proud about.

Only happens in Hollywood movies.

Do not think that people in UK are worse or much different to people other places in the world, but when some countries seem to have less corruption (the Scandinavian ones) it probably is because they go quieter about it. Would be great if politicians were honest and doing what is best for the country, but humans are more likely to look after themselves than after other people. Revolution is just chaos and lead nowhere. They had one in France and look at the former president going to jail, for maybe not being honest. Honest people are a minority.

I have only seen a UX in Toyota when having service with the CT and the UX seemed to have less room for legs on rear seat. Not that room in CT is big if 4 grown up are in it. Nissan Versa, Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, VW Jetta, KIA, Mazda all small cars outside, inside more roomy than a CT.

Hope you get well soon. NX is big compared to the CT. UX not so much. Need the space NX, if not maybe latest update of the CT could be a way to go. After what I can see the UX is not really bigger inside than the CT. Does it have to be a Lexus? Must it look good? So many things to consider. Saw an Infinity Q30, built on the MB A series but looking better. Most new cars look different to what they did just a few years ago. Citroën, MB, Peugeot, Seat, Skoda, VW. Many look better than before.

Like Peter says. And picture shows. No handbrake, but a foot-parking-brake. Do not leave the car parked with just the P button pressed, as it only is a pawl locking the drive train and if car has a push that pawl can brake and it will cost, like all other things in Lexus cars, a fortune to get it fixed. Always when parking press the foot-parking-brake before turning off the car. The P button is actually not really needed as the car will automatically put it in P when power is off.

That could be right. Then they are microphones. Page 301 in the manual

Seems like tyre choice is rocket science now. As far as I see the cars Lexus make now, not one of these will need sport tyres. They are all family cars for ordinary roads (with or without pot-holes) and the only thing that could be reasonable to consider is if you want all season or winter/summer tyres on the car. Different places / climates = different needs. Also, bigger wheels are more normal now and while the bigger they are the less will pot-holes bother as they will just be rolled over, but the more metal and following less rubber/air there is, the less comfort; and actually, Lexus does not make track day cars. The little CT we have has 17” W speed-rated tyres on in the car papers, and that is in my eyes overkill for a car that cannot drive as fast as 180km/h, that it is not permitted to drive that fast anyway is another thing, so all these high-speed-rated tyres are complete waste of money. Not that the CT is uncomfortable with 17” tyres, but would probably be driving just as well on 16”. Common sense tells me that the car should have tyres that meet the performance of the car, but Lexus seems to think different. As far as I have heard in UK you can drive with less speed rating than is written on the car papers, but here it would be IVA (MOT in UK) failure to drive with H or V rated tyres no matter if the car would never be able to drive faster than these tyres are made for. I have this time put on Continental UltraContact and they are less than half the noise than the factory installed P7 from Pirelli were. Wife says car drives twice as good as before and my little one says that music sound better as there is close to no tyre noise in the car now. Streets are pretty well maintained here. Had to put on Y rated tyres as Continental does not make W rated tyres in the correct size and the V-rated they make are both cheaper and even less noisy than the Y rated. That they also have B rating for fuel consume is another advantage compared to the OEM tyres that has C rating. I believe like another member here that Lexus put on the tyre they get the best price/profit with, so if a quality brand has better price than the one on the car already there is maybe no reason at all to not choose that.

Which also will reduce the life span of the batteries

They burn longer

Some find it not good to be told that batteries have limited life span. Maybe I am wrong and batteries really do last forever or until the rest of the car is worn out. Here on the island some well-maintained cars are driving around more than 40 years old. The modern way of living: buy now - and throw away when no longer modern - is not something I like, but that mean I will be called old fashioned. I have clothes that are more than 30 years old because bought of good quality, some even start to look modern again. A pair of rather expensive business Lloyd shoes bought in Zürich in 1980 something, maybe called "Scribe" are still like new, not because of not being used, but because of treated like intended from the company that made them. Do not look comfortable or smart, rather clumsy but are extremely comfortable. Will outlast me. Wool may not be smart or modern, but it is growing naturally and if treated correct will last very, very long time. The CT is now getting close to 7 years old and still close to - like new. Will probably last till hydrogen cars are common. Buy things of quality and maintain well instead of buying things that are to be thrown away in a reasonably short time (when no longer modern). In the long run it may even be cheaper. What a boring life. No new clothes because the old are no longer modern but still OK! No new car because the old is still functioning OK! Something I not expected: Israel started to roll out hydrogen filling stations. Are hydrogen cars the solution to the EV lithium problem? By JAKE MARTIN https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/author/jakemartin2233/ Electric vehicles are popular, but some of the materials needed for batteries are environmentally disastrous. In the transition toward zero-emission transportation, electric vehicles (EVs) have become highly popular, but it could be hydrogen cars that present a solution many drivers aren’t aware of. Walking cities would be the ideal, but few are willing or able to give up the convenience. Americans love their sedans, SUVs and pickup trucks. As most cities across the country are sprawling, these vehicles provide a direct way to get people where they want to be. This is particularly true in urban areas where public transportation is old and overcrowded. Therefore, while well designed walking cities would be pleasant, realistically, millions of people across the US won’t have any intention of giving up their vehicles soon. Unfortunately, even with zero-emission battery electric vehicles, there is an environmental impact that can’t be ignored. These batteries are large and require lithium, an expensive rare metal that is environmentally and socially disastrous to mine. The more EVs are made, the more lithium is required. As a result, many companies, industries and drivers are looking to the potential of hydrogen cars. While they, too, require batteries, they are notably smaller, requiring only a fraction of the lithium. The IRA could make it much more convenient to own and operate hydrogen cars in the United States. It is not to say that H2-powered vehicles should replace all fossil fuel vehicles and EVs. Instead, what many are seeing is that there is a place for both forms of zero-emission technology, and that they will complement each other on the roads of the near future. The Inflation Reduction Act is funding the development of H2 refuelling stations across the country to accommodate the transport trucks that will be relying on them as they decarbonize. With that infrastructure in place, it would require very little to also accommodate the refuelling needs of passenger vehicles running on that same fuel. No Perfect Solution There has yet to be a perfect option developed to provide passenger vehicle transportation that doesn’t have a downside. Still, with a mix of EVs and hydrogen cars on the road, it could help these technologies to reduce each other’s negative impacts. How many green cars are driving around compared to what most of us have? May 6, 2023 1 Will the new Toyota hydrogen car be available in the US? https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/new-toyota-hydrogen-car-us/8558539/ By JULIE CAMPBELL https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/author/julie-2-2-2-2-2/ The automaker has unveiled its first new H2 sedan model in a decade and people are excited. This Toyota hydrogen… May 13, 2023 2 Is Ford getting interested in hydrogen fuel vehicles? https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/ford-hydrogen-fuel-vehicles/8558650/ By JULIE CAMPBELL Ford Motor Company has announced that it will test a small fleet of hydrogen fuel vehicles in the UK. The… May 18, 2023 3 The Canadian market will require both EVs and hydrogen fuel cell cars https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-ca/8558769/ By JULIE CAMPBELL To hit its carbon emission reduction targets, the country will likely need more than one option. The Canadian federal government…

Could be correct. Still, the person selling a CT telling to only use the P button as parking brake should not be listened much to

Yes.

Do not think Ian has a CT if he cannot find the parking brake next to left foot rest. There is no electric button to brake the car down on the floor.

PESA introduces first certified hydrogen shunting locomotive By ERIN KILGORE https://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/author/erin-2-2-2/ The locomotive is to be approved for the European Market The hydrogen shunting locomotive – which is the first to be certified and approved in Europe – was first introduced at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin by PESA, Poland’s largest manufacturer of rolling stock. PESA is the first Polish manufacturer of rolling stock to implement hydrogen fuel cell drives in rail vehicles. The locomotive is equipped with Ballard fuel cells. The hydrogen shunting locomotive is a SM42-6D prototype 4-axle locomotive powered by two 85 kW fuel cells supplied by Ballard Power Systems. It is also equipped with regenerative braking, which charges the 167.6 kW/h lithium titanate-oxide traction batteries. As for its hydrogen tanks, they have a 175kg capacity, and a single refuelling is all that is needed for a 24-hour shunting operation. Shunting, also known as switching, locomotives are widely used for operation in shunting yards around the world. Many railway operations use them to sort trains and shunters (or switchers). In Europe, alone, there are over 6,000 shunters in operation. Currently, most of these locomotives are powered by diesel fuel. Due to the fact that rail yards are typically closely located to cities, their contribution of GHG, particulates, SOx and NOx emissions is significant. PESA has made zero- and low-emission rail transport the focus of its product strategy. The SM42-6Dn hydrogen shunting locomotive is the first of PESA’s H2 product range. For the past three years, PESA has been working on pioneering projects for shunting locomotives. Its hydrogen shunting locomotive – the SM42-6Dn – marks the first stage of the company’s program to incorporate H2 technologies into its range of products. Ballard’s modular fuel cell technology design that has been used in the locomotive’s drivetrain, allows for better fuel efficiency, resilience, and performance, preventing degradation of the fuel cell power unit. Moreover, the fuel cell module lifetime is over 30,000 hours of operation in the field without failure. “Supplying our robust and durable fuel cell module to PESA’s hydrogen locomotive demonstrates Ballard’s proven market experience, our performance in delivering fuel cell power for pioneering vehicles and the promise of comprehensive customer support for industry-first solutions,” said Oben Uluc, Sales and Commercial Director, EMEA, Ballard, in a recent blog posted by Ballard. The H2 locomotive to begin operation in Q1 2023 The SM42-6Dn locomotive passed preliminary operational testing in August 2022, and completed the Railway Institute’s certification tests in December. The completion of the final homologation testing took place after a special mobile hydrogen refuelling station was built in partnership with PKN ORLEN, PESA’s fuel and energy collaborator, on an experimental track in Plock, Poland. This station ensured that all dynamic tests could be conducted efficiently. PESA’s development approach always included being able to offer a commercially-ready vehicle with supporting mobile H2 refuelling infrastructure. PESA and PKN ORLEN intend to put the SM42-6Dn hydrogen shunting locomotive into operation in the first quarter of this year and will offer the fuelling station as part of the package.

Price for hydrogen seems to be mentioned very different many places, maybe depending on how it is made. Making hydrogen from oil is cheap and polluting, but then most electricity is made the cheapest way as well. Batteries have limited life span, no matter how well maintained they will lose power far earlier than the rest of the car is worn out. Another problem is that there on earth simply is not enough lithium to build all the big batteries needed to electrify transport. Batteries that are not longer efficient are rather useless. Batteries do not function well when cold and not at all when very cold or very warm while hydrogen can be used in even very cold climates. Have seen a video where the boss from Toyota says that when being such a powerful company with big resources it is time to do the right thing for the world we live in and not just think of short time profit and he hopes that other companies will do similar.

Tesla agent vs.Toyota agent. Funny beard though. ZZ TOP fan? Where is the electricity coming from? Where is the hydrogen coming from. Which is forever possible to reuse? Which will be landfill when no longer efficient? I trust Toyota is looking in the right direction. Water can be reused when it has been hydrogen. Look at batteries and see the same? Greed and stupidity are what is directing us or our politicians to trust in just one kind of powering, and batteries is the most stupid of the possible ways to store energy.

Already next year there will be a problem getting enough lithium to produce the number of batteries needed for electric cars in order to live up to promised pollution reduction. We have limited resources to make batteries from and very limited resources to charge these batteries from. We will run out of resources long before we reach the goal our politicians have told us to achieve. 1 electric car uses as much battery material as 90 hybrid cars or 6 plug-in hybrid cars. If we spread the big battery to many smaller batteries and use these in hybrid cars, we can reduce pollution 30 times more efficiently than we do today, because very many trips are cars are very short and charging a big battery and carrying the weight of the big battery use a lot of not needed energy. Plug-in hybrids are far better than EV cars with a big battery for the environment close to 90% of the time (and your money, if possible, to charge car home) as the car will not need to pollute or use as much electricity to charge. We should not use gasoline or diesel to make electricity from as both fuels can be used far more efficiently other ways. We should not burn coal to make electricity. Government in Japan expect to have made hydrogen fuel station so many places the in 2025 the goal is to have at least 200.000 cars running on hydrogen as fuel. As of now there are more than 160 hydrogen fuel stations in Japan, second only to China with more than 250 (China is so much bigger that the numbers are not comparable). Price for hydrogen is going down and with higher fuel efficiency it has it will be cheaper than gasoline in 2025 or possibly earlier. Trucks, busses, ships will come first to use the fuel and with good reason as they pollute a lot. Airplanes also pollute a lot, but with safety in mind it may take 5 – 10 years longer before passenger transport will be common fuelled with hydrogen. So far, the turbines are not running well on hydrogen without other fuel types are added to it.

Is it good or bad news? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65643064 China overtakes Japan as world's top car exporter Japan is in our part of the world looked upon as a friendly country; China not so much. More cars are now for the first time being exported from China than from Japan. Good that more cars are leaving China to get price down or not helping us as most of the cars go to Russia? Does it matter? _________________ Something else does matter. Or do we really not care? _________________ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65129735 Climate change: Catalonia in grip of worst drought in decades In the Sau reservoir, teams in small boats are hard at work hauling out fish with nets. The idea is to remove them before they die and rot in the water getting hot while evaporating. _________________ Olive oil from Spain is for good reasons highly regarded. If trees are not watered by rain or otherwise, olive oil will not be abundant. Same problem in Italy, where olive oil in very good quality also use to come from. _________________ You may not know, but Spain also used to be growing a lot of rice, without lots of water, no rice. _________________ Another place in Spain: Fish rescued from dried-out river as drought, torrid heat hit Spain By Horaci García and Albert Gea A worker sets free some native fish species to another location due to the low water level of the River Onyar, in Girona, Spain, April 26, 2023. REUTERS/ Albert Gea GIRONA, Spain, April 26 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities rescued native fish from a river shrivelled by a prolonged drought on Wednesday, as the country endured abnormally high temperatures that Spain's meteorological agency attributed to climate change. _________________ Temperatures in April were this year measured as high as normally only in August during heat waves. _________________ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64966953 Drought risk to England regions after dry February, scientists warn Water levels in rivers, reservoirs and groundwater levels were abnormally low in February It might feel wet this week but experts are warning that parts of England need unseasonable rainfall to compensate for an abnormally dry winter. _________________ But is it good? Or bad? The picture below is from 2013 and is today as important as it was not then. Why climate change is good for the world Don't panic! The scientific consensus is that warmer temperatures do more good than harm. Some are greedy and stupid enough to believe that it is more important to keep economic growth than to keep the planet so it will be a good place to be for coming generations. _________________ What has this to do with hydrogen rollout?

There is no handbrake. Left foot position there is a foot brake. Press down and the car can be parked firmly even on steep slopes. After pressing that press the P. Before driving again release the parking brake with a short press. Do not drive with parking brake pressed down (on). Enjoy the car and never again listen to the fool that told you to only press the P when parking.

Welcome to the forum and congratulation with the car. Enjoy it. Cat shield; some say yes, some say no. For a pro thief the shield would be a few more second's work. Tilt sensor and a louder siren would be heard, but if that would stop a thief, maybe not. Unfortunate that we have to think about such things.