James Scoltock
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Automotive Engineering Insight editor, freelance automotive and technology writer for magazines, websites, OEMs, and suppliers. Need something written? james_scoltock@yahoo.co.uk
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New driving phenomenon witnessed twice last night. Slip road down to a three lane road. Car leaves slip road and heads straight into the middle lane and just sits there. Barely any traffic, left lane completely empty. Why?
March 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New driving phenomenon witnessed twice last night. Slip road down to a three lane road. Car leaves slip road and heads straight into the middle lane and just sits there. Barely any traffic, left lane completely empty. Why?
Time to crack out the study books again. Signed up for the JLPT N4 exam at the beginning of July, so need to put my head down for the next few weeks.
March 17, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Time to crack out the study books again. Signed up for the JLPT N4 exam at the beginning of July, so need to put my head down for the next few weeks.
Pick a lane Goggle
February 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Pick a lane Goggle
£400 increase if I renew my car insurance with Hastings. Checked yesterday, £200 cheaper compared to my current policy if I switch to Aviva. So a £600 swing. We all know it’s a broken system, but it never ceases to amaze just how broken.
January 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
£400 increase if I renew my car insurance with Hastings. Checked yesterday, £200 cheaper compared to my current policy if I switch to Aviva. So a £600 swing. We all know it’s a broken system, but it never ceases to amaze just how broken.
Birthday’s, even middle-aged ones, are better when the cake looks like a rainbow inside 🌈
January 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Birthday’s, even middle-aged ones, are better when the cake looks like a rainbow inside 🌈
First Automotive Engineering Insight newsletter of 2025.
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January 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
First Automotive Engineering Insight newsletter of 2025.
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It'll soon be time to publish the first edition of Automotive Engineering Insight in 2025, but before I do (heads up, it'll be next week), here's the final issue from last year...
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January 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It'll soon be time to publish the first edition of Automotive Engineering Insight in 2025, but before I do (heads up, it'll be next week), here's the final issue from last year...
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Can’t argue, if you don’t plug a PHEV in they can be terribly inefficient. But, used properly and they’re an amazing bit of kit that can suit a lot of people, especially as a used purchase.
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Plug-in hybrid cars are essentially pointless and in 2025 it’s high time we all accepted that | Auto Express
Alex Ingram explains why he believes that PHEVs aren't all they're cracked up to be
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January 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Can’t argue, if you don’t plug a PHEV in they can be terribly inefficient. But, used properly and they’re an amazing bit of kit that can suit a lot of people, especially as a used purchase.
www.autoexpress.co.uk/exclusive/36...
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Stepmom and Daughter Blues was a tale of two halves, and personally I wasn’t as taken by the second act. That said it was a bit of fun and ‘kiseki’ was used so often it’s now embedded in my brain…
January 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Stepmom and Daughter Blues was a tale of two halves, and personally I wasn’t as taken by the second act. That said it was a bit of fun and ‘kiseki’ was used so often it’s now embedded in my brain…
I find it incredibly difficult to get words to stick, so I’ve started watching more Japanese TV to try and help. And it has, a bit. I picked up ‘kouhei’ from the drama Unnatural (something I needed the subtitles 95% of the time for) and it’s remembered…
January 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I find it incredibly difficult to get words to stick, so I’ve started watching more Japanese TV to try and help. And it has, a bit. I picked up ‘kouhei’ from the drama Unnatural (something I needed the subtitles 95% of the time for) and it’s remembered…
Two things I want to do more of in 2025, cycling and Japanese. A bit difficult to pedal on social media but I can put some Japanese in my timeline (it might help me remember things too). So, the first word is ‘ikigai’ or your reason/purpose for living, but it’s also about doing what makes you happy.
December 26, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Two things I want to do more of in 2025, cycling and Japanese. A bit difficult to pedal on social media but I can put some Japanese in my timeline (it might help me remember things too). So, the first word is ‘ikigai’ or your reason/purpose for living, but it’s also about doing what makes you happy.
Should you be in Brixton and fancy some Caribbean food: fishwingsandtings.co.uk
Fish Wings & Tings – The highest standard food from the Caribbean
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December 20, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Should you be in Brixton and fancy some Caribbean food: fishwingsandtings.co.uk
Had a week’s trial of Duolingo Max. Being able to interact, even with AI, is a great feature and should help a lot of people. I wonder how many people will pay the subscription though.
December 18, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Had a week’s trial of Duolingo Max. Being able to interact, even with AI, is a great feature and should help a lot of people. I wonder how many people will pay the subscription though.
Thought I'd take a look at semiconductors for the latest Automotive Engineering Insight Newsletter. Fill your boots with AMD, NXP, Nvidia, Arm and Rapidus...
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December 18, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Thought I'd take a look at semiconductors for the latest Automotive Engineering Insight Newsletter. Fill your boots with AMD, NXP, Nvidia, Arm and Rapidus...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/silico...
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Such a good programme. Shame there are only two series, but it works beautifully.
December 18, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Such a good programme. Shame there are only two series, but it works beautifully.
Sunshine. Bloody missed it. Made the most of the brightness with a mammoth dog walk.
December 14, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Sunshine. Bloody missed it. Made the most of the brightness with a mammoth dog walk.
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If you work with freelancers before you have your Xmas party or down tools for the holidays pls pls pls make sure that they are getting paid too - talk to your finance team process that invoice pretty pls #freelancers
a cartoon of a man and woman behind a podium with the words pay me
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December 12, 2024 at 8:37 AM
If you work with freelancers before you have your Xmas party or down tools for the holidays pls pls pls make sure that they are getting paid too - talk to your finance team process that invoice pretty pls #freelancers
A piece on Audi's product development restructuring in the latest issue of Automotive Testing Technology International
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Automotive Testing Technology International November Issue Page 52
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December 5, 2024 at 12:48 PM
A piece on Audi's product development restructuring in the latest issue of Automotive Testing Technology International
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I had wondered if having a home charger installed could affect house prices, and I guess as EV numbers increase (but before they become the norm) they could.
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December 5, 2024 at 8:45 AM
I had wondered if having a home charger installed could affect house prices, and I guess as EV numbers increase (but before they become the norm) they could.
news.sky.com/story/money-...
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If you can’t beat them, join them. My slightly less shouty, ranty and completely reactionary thoughts on Jaguar…
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Recharging the cat: Inside Jaguar’s EV engineering
It’s been a hectic few weeks for the Jaguar brand. It hit the headlines when its teaser video for the company’s new look caught the attention of a lot of people.
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December 4, 2024 at 12:12 PM
If you can’t beat them, join them. My slightly less shouty, ranty and completely reactionary thoughts on Jaguar…
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Audi in 2015. Seems like a lifetime ago.
December 2, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Audi in 2015. Seems like a lifetime ago.
I’m sure there are reasons businesses don’t include salaries in job ads, but… if you’re looking at roles and it isn’t included surely it’s off-putting. You know how much you need to pay the bills, and it wastes everyone’s time if you apply and it turns out the money on offer doesn’t meet that need.
December 1, 2024 at 11:24 AM
I’m sure there are reasons businesses don’t include salaries in job ads, but… if you’re looking at roles and it isn’t included surely it’s off-putting. You know how much you need to pay the bills, and it wastes everyone’s time if you apply and it turns out the money on offer doesn’t meet that need.
Ripping up everything that came before is a bold move by JLR for its Jaguar brand. Brave? Stupid? Time will tell, but there will no doubt be a lot of debate until the next vehicle rolls off the production line. I'm interested in how the engineers and designers use this apparent new found freedom...
November 19, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Ripping up everything that came before is a bold move by JLR for its Jaguar brand. Brave? Stupid? Time will tell, but there will no doubt be a lot of debate until the next vehicle rolls off the production line. I'm interested in how the engineers and designers use this apparent new found freedom...