a ban on cars,
the uk has announced that it is to ban ,the sale of petrol and diesel cars ,,now as a regular driver i can see many misgivings with this,
electric cars are ok to pop to the local shops or drop the kids at school ,
but could you imagine the dread of a long trip in one ????
imagine your batteries are low ,,and hey presto there is a powercut ,,,
or you pull at a charging station and there is a queue waiting ,,
and these cars dont recharge that quickly ,yes a quick 30 minute charge will get you on the move but not very far,
so is it a good or bad thing ????
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I'm all for the ban of petrol and diesel as they pollute the air.
But..electric cars? Hmmm.
As you point out, there are many negative things and I can't see people using them for long journeys.
Until they find a better way...
Why not reducing road and air travellin?.
Also..there should be some car sharing and avoid unnecessary trips.
Although, during those last months of lockdown, car sharing hasn't been encouraged!
I know many people going to work every day, and driving some 40 km, alone in their car!
if you ban petrol and diesel ,,then you will not eat gal,,no tractors no trucks to take the food to shops ,
no buses no boats no aircraft the list is endless,,
or do we return to onion johnnies days ,,onions are ok on a bike but a sack of spuds maybe not ,
yet in saying that in india they can transport almost anything on a bike ,,,
time to get back to making my pork pies ,,,
Until a vehicle can average 500 miles per charge I can't see many willing to give up their petrol/diesel powered vehicles easily.
We also need to do more research into solar energy, I am of the opinion that solar is the future, together with breaking down water into hydrogen and oxygen as another source of energy.
in europe solar farms are every where and they provide more than enough energy .unlike wind farms that are a blight on the land scape and are to costly to run anyway, tidal energy is free and abundant
Personally i think the sooner the switchover starts the sooner the problems will be ironed out.
When I was forced to return to the UK in March I assumed I would be here for maybe two months, When I realised I was going to be here for a lot longer I needed transport, I looked at buying an electric car but then thought my family is spread out all over the UK, so electric would be impracticable. I ended up buying a hybrid, which is a step in the right direction.
Which brings me on to another one. How to stop people driving around town in a tank because they're small and weak?
but i fear not as the government could negotiate a brexit deal in 4 yrs so getting ready to ban petrol and diesel should in theory only take them about 20 yrs at the current success rate ,,
as for the batteries they will probably dumb them on a third world country just like they do with all the other waste that the wonderful western world dumps on them ,,
And then there's the goo men. Plant-based meat is more or less what goes into cheap sausages. Are you getting a good price for your goo? These are the questions.
imagine your batteries are low ,,and hey presto there is a powercut ,,,
or you pull at a charging station and there is a queue waiting"
The network of petrol stations will have to be replaced by a network of battery-swap stations. You (or a robot) will remove your weakening battery and install a fully-charged battery. Your old battery will go to a re-charge rack, and you may never see it again.
Since it still takes about 3 hours to fully re-charge a battery, what would you do with that time 100 miles from nowhere? Would the quick-stop stations add waiting rooms? The Romance of the Open Road is becoming a divorce.
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This blog refers to the Prime Minister of the UNITED KINGDOM stating that it is his intention to have phased out fossil-fueled cars in the UK by 2030.
It has no relevance to associate other countries, poor or otherwise.
edison324OP•7 hrs ago•bulgaria, Lancashire, England UK
riz,,, you are so right ,,but to make batteries they still need to exhaust natural minerals from the planet so it is a no win situation,,
in europe solar farms are every where and they provide more than enough energy .unlike wind farms that are a blight on the land scape and are to costly to run anyway, tidal energy is free and abundant