ban on uk cars

[coolguy]

Originally Posted by Mike Trident

I agree, most people are assuming that we will have the same number of cars on the road as we have now but just electric.

I think regarding cars, we will go back to the early days where only the rich will own a private car. They will be able to enjoy the open roads like they used to.

I read recently that supermarkets are going to be closing some of the huge markets to concentrate on the smaller markets that are cropping up all over the place. Why? Because the poorer people will have to walk to the shops, and catch a bus to work.

A nation of corner shops like there was years ago.

It's called progress!!!

[bl52krz]

I have to laugh at all these predictions about elecktrickery cars.Just two question I ask myself. (1) where is all the electric going to come from? (2) How are they going to generate it.?Please tell me someone. No fairy stories please. Oh, and by the way, we already have to buy electrickery from the French. So that’s not going to stay the same price in the future is it. Just imagine when everyone goes away for the main holidays in July August. Best of luck you optimistic people. Happy motoring. Ha, ha.

[richw]

There is not enough infrastructure for today's volume of cars to be all electric. There are no proposals to address this.

The real idea is simple. Significantly less cars. Private transport for the few. Us normal folk will be priced out. Same with air travel. Can't possibly take the family to Spain in the summer, no, but the elites can use a private jet, no questions asked.

[terreneuve]

The big question is how governments plan to fund these initiatives?

By increasing taxes in fossil fuels, of course!

John

[genpk]

Originally Posted by terreneuve

The big question is how governments plan to fund these initiatives?

By increasing taxes in fossil fuels, of course!

John

i agree, it will be the “old” technology users who will pay.
Not that i smoke but similar to what our govt has done here with cigarettes,the govt has taxed them crazy, $40 aud for a packet!!
Their reason is to pay for the hospital bills smokers will cause!!
When that kills off smoking, it will be fossil fuel!!

[terreneuve]

Originally Posted by genpk

i agree, it will be the “old” technology users who will pay.
Not that i smoke but similar to what our govt has done here with cigarettes,the govt has taxed them crazy, $40 aud for a packet!!
Their reason is to pay for the hospital bills smokers will cause!!
When that kills off smoking, it will be fossil fuel!!

No bigger hypocrites than here in Canada, they spent billions with anti smoking campaigns citing health issues and the strain on the medical system only to legalize marijuana!
Where I live the local government gave a 40 million (25 mill pounds) dollar loan for a new grow op to start up while existing long time small businesses are struggling with no help. Then they franchised the retail stores giving the rights to huge corporations.

Where does it end?

[Rickoshea]

Clearly the electricity generation could not cope with everyone driving electric cars today but it is also clear that the move to electric cars will take a long time and cannot believe that 15 years will be sufficient and suspect we can assume from Boris's promise to ban ICE cars production by 2035 means that he has no plans to stand for 4 terms as PM!

Currently there is a huge surplus of electricity generating capacity overnight that could be used to charge vastly more EV than are currently on the road.

I would also report that less than 20% of the UK housing stock is flats (or apartments for those speaking French!). Most of these having parking spaces and it would be ridiculously simple for the residents' associations to arrange the installation of charge points.

[bl52krz]

And the price will be negligible?

[Rickoshea]

The price of what pray?