Electric cars to be given bizarre exemptions
 

Electric cars could be given priority at traffic lights and exempted from one-way systems, under new proposals.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37654584

What lunatic dreamt this up during a drug-induced euphoria? :confused:

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Not sure these proposals are the right approach but I do think leccy is the way to go. Can't wait to see what TESLA are about to announce.
Fast and clean. Luvverly.

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Oh great, Nottingham gets more reasons to screw motorists.

It has high levels of pollution ?
Well maybe the council should have thought of that when they slapped 20mph limits everywhere.
Cars doing 20mph emit more pollution, and are in an area 50% longer, so of course the levels go up. Muppets.

(of course, it would be even worse, but most people just ignore the limits).

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Electricity is the ideal if the source is renewables rather than fosil fuels like coal and gas.

Unfortunately a LION battery with enough power to go say 300 miles is your basic bomb. Imagine a Note 7 on stearoids and a LION fire only gets worse if you put water on it.

Hydrogen fuel cells with a separate hydride storage cyclinder(s) is much safer IMHO.

Allowing them down a one-way street the wrong way is a disaster in waiting, people entering from side turnings may not look the "wrong way" and pull out infront of them.

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Some idiot who has not got a clue what he is doing.

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2 corrections...

I would say more like an incendery device then a bomb. a bomb gose bang and releases all its energy in 1 go (LPG powered vehicle would be a bomb) LiON would simply continue burning till its energy is depleated.

More importantly, Water is perfictly safe (and is infact the recommended method in some industrys (airlines) ) for putting out LiON fires as the water will smother the flame wile at the same time cooling the battery hulting the thermal runaway. LiON contain very little (almost none) matallic Lithium that basic chemistry lessions on Lithium + water dosnt apply ;)

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"Within the zone, local councils can create new road layouts allowing electric vehicles (EVs) to bypass one-way systems or get priority at junctions. They could also be given preferential parking spaces and lower charges."

I hope whoever came up with these ideas also thought about who's going to pay for this. VED on electric cars probably.

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Especially when you can't here the bloody things coming.For safety i think they should have electronic exhaust note ,think of the fun you could have with that :D

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That and some cyclists and motorcyclists who have no clue how to use the road safely would make getting around our roads even more difficult then it already is one imagines.

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i'd love to see just how much pollution is created in the manufacturing process of an electric car

zero emissions doesn't tell the whole tale

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Motorbike riders (such as myself) would be placed at significant increased risk by some of these lunatic proposals

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l am not aiming my post at you specifically but the motorcyclists who have a wanton disregard on road safety as l am sure you have seen yourself on occasions although suffice to say that that train of thought also applies to some who drive other vehicles as well.

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Not saying you were :)

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Pah! Being knocked down by an electric car will be just as painful just because you didn't know that an electric car could be coming the wrong way down a one way system and how the heck will I know that the cars coming the wrong way ARE electric...

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You can have those things now, check out the electric drive Merc SLS :)

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I bet you were hoping that 'electric guitars' were to be given bizarre exemptions... :)