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Old 02-08-2017, 21:14   #259
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Re: Petrol & diesel vehicles ban.

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Originally Posted by papa smurf View Post
but vhs and betamax were overtaken and replaced by stealing movies off the internet

will there be the theft of fuel/power option from these charging points
They were overtaken by many things initially DVDs for sale or rented via LoveFiilm then Sky Movies, Netflix, Google Play etc.
Stealing movies came relatively recently in the timeline and only has a fraction of the market compared to services like Netflix and Sky Movies. Stealing digital content is easier than physical content.
Subscription models like Netflix are probably the likely route for electric cars, possibly combined with buses and even access to electric bikes. Interesting times ahead but with the potential for lots of job losses in the transport and automobile sectors.

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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
Whatever options there are, installing the required infrastructure is going to be a massive task and those involved will want to be sure they have some realistic prospect of a return on their money. With all the usual governmental dithering and regulatory burdens (e.g. health & safety, planning etc.) to be considered I can see this turning into a costly debacle. It takes a whole lot longer to implement ideas than to come up with them and there's a real risk that by the time it's done the technology installed is obsolete.
What will the petrol stations do? I guess many have closed down in cities as the price of land made them unviable. You would think that the BPs of this world might want to enter the recharging market but with driverless cars, maybe country pubs? will enter the market.
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