On Thursday, 27 February 2020 22:21:42 UTC, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:24:55 -0800, harry wrote:

On Wednesday, 26 February 2020 18:37:18 UTC, Andrew wrote:
On 26/02/2020 11:26, wrote:
On Wednesday, 26 February 2020 11:12:20 UTC, Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:
In article
914905786.604359015.715048.tim.downie-
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Tim+ wrote:
Cars haven奏 had fan belts for years. Fans are all electric these
days.

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AFAIK those aren't normally electric.


The term 'fan belt' is the problem. All? cars still have the belt but
it drives the water pump, alternator, air-con and sometimes power
steering too, while the fan is always thermostatically-controlled
electric in 'normal' cars.

My Astra has an electric hydraulic steering pump.

Latest Astra doesn't even have a thermostat, there is a gate valve
controlled by the ECU directly.

I have an electric car.
No belts of any description.
No clutch, gearbox, exhaust, oil, oil filter, air filter, alternator,
starter motor either,

No range.

No petrol/diesel either. Free electricity from solar panels
Fine for 99.9% of my journeys