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Old 18-11-2020, 21:48   #512
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Re: [Updated] New petrol & diesel car sales banned from 2030

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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
New R&D in petrol cars is now going to end. In time, as demand for petrol reduces, fewer petrol stations will remain open, and those that do will increase their prices because of the increase in costs with reduced sales.
The energy suppliers can cope with the varying supply of wind power because there is surplus supply from elsewhere, so talk of "the current system can cope" is misleading.

Add in the effect of moving away from household gas central heating and you have further demands on the electricity system.
Going to be fun when there is a power cut in an area.
Cycling? How does that work in bad weather? News reports on cycling only seem to occur in fine weather. Try doing it in heavy wind, rain, snow, or even sunshine.
Too many gimmick based policies.
Global warming is a reality and needs to be addressed, doing so is not a gimmick or fad it's a necessary human and economic reality.
I don't think that the timescales under consideration seem unreasonable and with global efforts focused on battery development, peaks and troughs in power generation can be ironed out.
Well done to BoJo.
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