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timpootle
 Post subject: MECC Manchester
PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:15 am 
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http://menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... endly-cars

A new company installing POD points across Manchester. I haven't found their own website yet.
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Up to 25 pods could eventually be built under plans being drawn up by the Manchester Electric Car Company (MECC), a new firm set up to run the project.

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Beemer
 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:28 pm 
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Shows the world is full of numbties.
Have you read the replies on the article? I've never seen so much manure spread between paper in my life!
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ChrisB
 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:07 am 
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There are some real jems replying to it :lol: :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:51 am 
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Come on lads, you know these here electric vehicles are just a passing fad, just like the "motor car" ;)

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timpootle
 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:20 pm 
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Beemer wrote:
Shows the world is full of numbties.
Have you read the replies on the article? I've never seen so much manure spread between paper in my life!

Never, ever, read the comments on print-news websites. The same applies to YouTube. They are all mad.

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ChrisB
 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:51 pm 
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timpootle wrote:
Beemer wrote:
Shows the world is full of numbties.
Have you read the replies on the article? I've never seen so much manure spread between paper in my life!

Never, ever, read the comments on print-news websites. The same applies to YouTube. They are all mad.


..........and we're not :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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timpootle
 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:31 pm 
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A new company installing POD points across Manchester. I haven't found their own website yet.... the Manchester Electric Car Company (MECC), a new firm set up to run the project.
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And STILL no sign of a website or other contact point. The DfT website is quite telling:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/topics/sustainabl ... -vehicles/
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The Government is supporting eight Plugged-In Places:

* East of England (link)
* Greater Manchester (NO LINK)
* London (link)
* Midlands (link)
* Milton Keynes (link)
* North East (link)
* Northern Ireland (link)
* Scotland (NO LINK)

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 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
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Well it doesnt actually say its part of the plugged in places funding :wink: I think the whole PIP has been halted anyway :?

There is other funding they could be drawing in :wink:

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Beemer
 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
PostPosted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:44 pm 
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Well, this is their interactive map. Shows what they have fitted.

http://pod-point.com/live-availability
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timpootle
 Post subject: Re: MECC Manchester
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After visiting friends in Hollinwood, I dug up this story from last November

http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blo ... -showroom/

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