[Updated] New petrol & diesel car sales banned from 2030
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This raises lots of questions but for all those applauding away in the knowledge than electricity is cheaper than petrol and diesel, where do we think the massive revenue lost from duty and VAT on fuel is going to come from? How are all those people who live in streets where they can't park close to let alone outside their homes going to be able to charge their vehicles I wonder. How long's it going to take to develop the infrastructure required to support such a huge change? Has anyone thought this through? :shrug: |
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Heres to hopeing electric cars can do 600miles per charge like my diesel lol
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I do think some of that is very valid - where I live there is no way I could currently have an electric only car as it's parked too far away from my property.
However to be optimistic on it, we've got another 23 years. It's possible by that point that battery technology will have improved to a point where you can still go 'fill up', rather than every car needing to be plugged in when not in use. Or we may have efficient wireless charging that allows for more flexible charging options. http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1303...r-over-the-air |
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given the national grid teeters on the brink of not been able to cope with present demand what will happen when millions of cars are plugged in charging , remember petrol and diesel have huge amounts of energy stored in them and do not feed off the grid
How much energy in… Cars kWh 1 litre Petrol 9.7 1 litre Diesel 10.7 1 litre Biodiesel 9.9 1 litre Kerosene 10.5 |
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One question I presume that power stations are more efficient than a car for generating power. |
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The UK: A 36% increase in generation and a 49% increase in installed capacity, costing $140 billion. |
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Won't be a problem when loads of houses have solar, more wind on the grid, and local grid battery storage. This issue has been thought of and solutions exist, they're just not in place yet but are growing in popularity.
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It seems likely to me that by 2040 cars will have gone electric and major centers will have self-driving cars.
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Yay! Can't come soon enough. In fact, we should ban all diesel and petrol engines in 5 years. Go electric! Go trams! Go Magdev! Go new BMW made in Britain mini! Go bikes!
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"New" cars, not "old" cars, so when will they start the purge on existing petrol and diesel vehicles, i.e. taxing them more and more?
And diesel trains, just as they announce no electrification of certain routes? And home gas boilers and gas cookers? And gas powered power stations? And vegan cyclists farting along the roads? |
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we could bring back the death penalty for cycling |
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