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Old 12-09-2017, 13:54   #394
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Re: Petrol & diesel vehicles ban (2040).

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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
At present that may be the case with cars but you still have HGV haulage and plant and machinery. The energy demands there are huge and present battery technology just can't handle it.

There is a possible alternative though, at present available as a one cylinder engine and being marketed. It may be possible with further R&D to produce 4,6,8 &12 cylinder engines, who knows?

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Human achievement is too great to list. I'm sure we can come up with better batteries; the government has focussed minds with the deadline!
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