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« on: February 04, 2020, 06:24:09 PM » |
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The Government announced this morning that only electric vehicles will be sold in Britain from 2035 onwards.
That's just 15 years away.
So what's the plan? An outright ban on fossil fueled vehicles on the roads? (easily done by stopping the sale of petrol & diesel or making it so expensive that only the very rich can afford to drive their classic cars).
Limited mileage exemptions for classics? -you can drive it, but only 1,000 miles a year for example?
A "winding down" period of perhaps 5 years for the majority of daily commuters to switch to electric before the Government get tough on those determined to stick with fuel?
I'll be in my mid 70s by then & quite possibly no longer driving, but those being born now may grow up having never experienced fossil fuels.
I'd better hurry up & finish my truck -it'd be just my luck to finally get it back on the road just in time for it to be banned.
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BikerGran
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2020, 11:06:00 PM » |
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Don't think I need to worry about it - if I'm still driving at 87 someone ought to stop me!
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« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2020, 08:16:26 AM » |
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If you believe all the global warming stuff we will all be sailing boats by then anyway? 🤔
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2020, 01:16:01 AM » |
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Could be a problem for inland folks?
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« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2020, 07:37:56 AM » |
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Will be lots of people living inland on the hills surrounded by the sea
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« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2020, 05:18:50 PM » |
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Apparently the ban doesn't apply to motorcycles.
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« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2020, 06:00:00 PM » |
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Apparently the ban doesn't apply to motorcycles.
Which is all very well but I can't see the filling stations staying open just for the amount of petrol used by motorcycles! |
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2020, 07:31:15 PM » |
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Im sure you will find a motorcycle resurgence once people realise they can afford them easily compared to a new electric vehicle
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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2020, 09:27:23 PM » |
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Of course, anything could happen in 15 years. We could all be driving our flying cars by then, or the whole "green" thing could blow over & we could all be driving V8 gas guzzlers. Who knows!
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« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2020, 10:08:58 PM » |
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If I'm still driving when I'm 87 someone should stop me anyway!
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« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2020, 10:46:36 PM » |
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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2020, 02:24:53 AM » |
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i'm not sure E-vehicles will have developed the power and duration that is needed for non-commuting.
i can do over 200k in an day for work, i'd need a battery bigger then my car
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2020, 09:07:08 AM » |
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Technology improves very quickly though -things we thought were impossible a few years ago are common now. As BG said, it probably won't directly affect me as I'll be beyond regular driving age by then, but I'm curious to see how it pans out.
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« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2020, 02:04:48 PM » |
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I will be very i terested in what they do about thr HGV fleet of vehivles that deliver most everything around the country and abroad, just how hig will the battery packs need to be to haul 40 tons up the country from the docks in the south, may be a fleet of diesel lorries will be parked in France and come across the channel to pick up the loads and transpiort them, can see the costs to the consumer going up to cover the costs.
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« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2020, 04:42:14 PM » |
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Maybe someone can think of a way to transport heavy goods up and down the country in barges pulled along by horses? And milk and food can be delivered on electric carts? Could possibly work? 🤔😎
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