It is fair to say that there has been a policy of not increasing road capacity (much). Combined with a massive increase in population. This has led to pressure on road usage. And just about everythin… (View Post)

More that such a referendum was blocked by the LibDems at the start of the Coalition. If it had been done then, it would have been 60/40 Remain with a poor campaign and 65/35 with a good one. Which w… (View Post)

The group I was in for interview was all A and B predicted - this was back when ABB would get you in Unis like UCL. At the end of the tour, talks etc, they called us in, one by one to have a final di… (View Post)

Open cast mining, IIRC. So dump trucks the size of small house filled up somewhere in the mine, then head out, in a steady stream. Edit: found it https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/09/this-cement-quar… (View Post)

There’s a mine in Europe, somewhere, where it’s at the top of a mountain. Loaded electric trucks go down, charging the batteries as they do. This creates enough charge to get the empty truck back to … (View Post)