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simon heptinstall

@sheptinstall

#writer #photographer #editor dubbed 'miserable little squirt' by Private Eye, interested in #views #travel #hills #cars #thesea & #anything

 Wiltshire, England
Joined January 2009
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This is brilliaNT: the world’s largest electric ferry enters service newatlas.com/marine/incat-hu…
World’s largest electric ferry enters service in South America

World’s largest electric ferry enters service in South America

The maiden voyage of a giant ferry has marked a major step forward for large-scale maritime electrification.

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Want a Beemer? Beware the European car finance con spectator.com/article/the-eu…
Beware the European car finance con

Beware the European car finance con

Europe has become the most expensive and awkward place on earth to manufacture vehicles.

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This new low-slung Opel STX wagon concept batters the electric SUV newatlas.com/automotive/opel…
Flashy kammback concept radiates Honda CRX vibes... in full wagon form

Flashy kammback concept radiates Honda CRX vibes... in full wagon form

For years, American roads have been dominated by the sport utility vehicle. From mid-size crossovers to gargantuan three-row haulers, the high-riding faux rugged minibus has become the default...

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Beware the European car finance con spectator.com/article/the-eu…
Beware the European car finance con

Beware the European car finance con

Europe has become the most expensive and awkward place on earth to manufacture vehicles.

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I slept in an ancient room at a medieval Oxford college - here's what it's really like bbc.com/travel/article/20260… via @bbc_travel
You can sleep over at Oxford's colleges - here's what it's really like

You can sleep over at Oxford's colleges - here's what it's really like

During university holidays, visitors can stay overnight inside Oxford University's historic colleges. A former student returns to see what access to this hidden world feels like.

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BYD's flagship e-SUV packs insane 9-minute flash charging newatlas.com/automotive/byd-…
BYD's flagship e-SUV packs insane 9-minute flash charging

BYD's flagship e-SUV packs insane 9-minute flash charging

Chinese automotive giant BYD, now the world’s biggest electric vehicle (EV) maker, stunned this week’s Paris Motor Show with its grandest and most technologically impressive vehicle yet.

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A new 2CV takes the battle to cheap Chinese rivals newatlas.com/automotive/citr…
Adorable retro EV concept takes the battle to cheap Chinese rivals

Adorable retro EV concept takes the battle to cheap Chinese rivals

One of motor history’s most revered icons was radically reborn this week… as a minimalist EV.

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Cartoon car: Jaguar re-launches itself newatlas.com/automotive/jagu…
Jaguar re-launches itself with striking 1,000-hp Type 01 GT electric

Jaguar re-launches itself with striking 1,000-hp Type 01 GT electric

However extraordinary the tech of the new Jaguar Type 01, this week’s launch was all about style and impact.

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The Vale of Ewyas is Wales' best-kept secret — Detour

The Vale of Ewyas is Wales' best-kept secret — Detour

Sitting at the edge of the Brecon Beacons this stunning valley is missed by most travellers when it should be savoured, says an emotional Simon Heptinstall.

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Look what happened to Segway! New cargo hauler brings automotive tech to the ebike world newatlas.com/bicycles/segway…
Segway cargo hauler brings automotive tech to the ebike world

Segway cargo hauler brings automotive tech to the ebike world

With its latest high-tech cargo ebike, Segway is clearly working hard to dispel images of quirky, self-balancing, stand-up chariots for tech executives with hair-buns and roll-along mall security...

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Toyota Dakar hopeful swaps twin-turbo V6 for hydrogen fuel cells newatlas.com/automotive/toyo…
Toyota Dakar hopeful swaps twin-turbo V6 for hydrogen fuel cells

Toyota Dakar hopeful swaps twin-turbo V6 for hydrogen fuel cells

The Dakar Rally could be the world’s most punishing motorsport event. Historically, conquering the thousands of miles of brutal sand dunes, jagged rocks and extreme desert temperatures required...

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Heavy hauling goes hybrid: Self-unloading cargo ship cuts emissions newatlas.com/marine/csl-mv-y…
Heavy hauling goes hybrid: Self-unloading cargo ship cuts emissions

Heavy hauling goes hybrid: Self-unloading cargo ship cuts emissions

The maritime industry is under pressure to clean up its act, giving rise to everything from high-tech rigid wing sails to pioneering zero-emission designs like the Yara Birkeland all-electric...

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Be free spectator.com/article/spotif…
Admit it, Spotify democratised music

Admit it, Spotify democratised music

Spotify is one of the genuine marvels of modern civilization.

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A new super car that is actually lovely: Gordon Murray S1 is from another era newatlas.com/automotive/gord…
Gordon Murray S1 is a gorgeous V12 supercar from another era

Gordon Murray S1 is a gorgeous V12 supercar from another era

Supercar unveilings are usually gloriously theatrical but the reveal of the latest one has been called ‘the greatest ever’ by some observers across social media.

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Despair. spectator.com/article/what-n…
North Devon’s maternity desert shames Britain

North Devon’s maternity desert shames Britain

The Royal Devon Trust promises that the doors of the North Devon district hospital might reopen by late September.

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FFS can we sort the basic things like dentists, roads... and this: North Devon’s maternity desert shames Britain spectator.com/article/what-n…
North Devon’s maternity desert shames Britain

North Devon’s maternity desert shames Britain

The Royal Devon Trust promises that the doors of the North Devon district hospital might reopen by late September.

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What do you thinK/ Is the charity shop cartel is coming to an end? spectator.com/article/the-ch…
The charity shop cartel is coming to an end

The charity shop cartel is coming to an end

I’m glad charity shops are facing closure. They have achieved this ridiculous near monopoly through distortion of ordinary retail physics.

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Huge or horrible? Or both? Lucid's new 1,070-hp SUV aims to change the American luxury game newatlas.com/automotive/luci…
Lucid's new 1,070-hp SUV aims to change the American luxury game

Lucid's new 1,070-hp SUV aims to change the American luxury game

Unveiled amid the high-octane glamour and pristine lawns of the Monterey Car Week in California, the Lucid Gravity GT-S is a direct assault on the most lucrative auto segment in North America.

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Is it safe, legal or cool? Fast-fold mini e-scooter needs a smooth urban commute newatlas.com/urban-transport…
Fast-fold mini e-scooter powers a smooth urban commute

Fast-fold mini e-scooter powers a smooth urban commute

Chinese mini-transport engineering company Blizwheel has spent years evolving lightweight electric scooters that fold like origami to become small enough to vanish inside a standard backpack. Its...

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