Gov announce no new petrol or diesel post 2040

[Gavin John Hyde]

Apparently the government are going to announce this week that from 2040 no new diesel or petrol vehicles will be allowed to be sold in the UK. sounds good in theory but can't see it working too well.

Now am i the only one who thinks if everybody plugs there car into the grid to charge then the grid will simply collapse, it will break under the demand of all those vehicles being charged.

You can install as many solar arrays and turbines as you like but you do not need to be Einstein to realise that the DNO's are barely managing now and we keep hearing how we need new power stations.

Making the cars and developing batteries is coming along well, but you need the infrastructure!

Will be great for electricians though with all them charging points to install. I think the £500 OLEV grants for putting a charging point in at home when you buy a new electric vehicle will quickly disappear mind.

only 8195 days until no more engines then...

 

[Dave OCD]

That looks more the sort of thing Tel or Pete would swan around in.

 

[Octopus]

Does this apply to motorcycles?

Yup - remove the engine and hey presto you have a cycle.....................

 

[Octopus]

Probably not worth fixing my van then.

You planning to keep it 22 more years....................

 

[buzzlightyear]

yeah motor

remove the engine and hey presto you have a cycle.....................

yeah, or motor cycle

 

[freddo]

2040?! Hopefully I'll be dead and buried by then...

 

[buzzlightyear]

2040?! Hopefully I'll be dead and buried by then...

me to, unless they clone me to this.

dolly the sheep.

 

[static zap]

me to, unless they clone me to this.View attachment 37551

Best guard you moobs !

 

[sparkdog]

Should be alright with a bit of Waxoyl & WD40.

 

[a-z electrics]

I drive a 100% electric Nissan van... It works for me as I only do local jobs anyway, up to 20 miles away. Apart from low running costs and pollution free, it's 100% tax deductible too
On the Electricity demand side, it's mostly charged overnight at home so cheaper rate used and not much demand on the grid between 1 - 6am..

 

[PEG]

I drive a 100% electric Nissan van... It works for me as I only do local jobs anyway, up to 20 miles away. Apart from low running costs and pollution free, it's 100% tax deductible too
On the Electricity demand side, it's mostly charged overnight at home so cheaper rate used and not much demand on the grid between 1 - 6am..

Cheers for the input,but it is not "pollution free"...not if it has been constructed with processed plastic,metals,paint,glues,fabric,oils and greases,and uses or requires electric charging generated by conventional means. Let us not forget the decommissioning of the several battery packs it should use during it's life cycle...then the vehicle itself....

In truth,the only truly pollution free part,is the travelling done,in between charges...if it does not leak any oil from it's gearbox

 

[a-z electrics]

Cheers for the input,but it is not "pollution free"...not if it has been constructed with processed plastic,metals,paint,glues,fabric,oils and greases,and uses or requires electric charging generated by conventional means. Let us not forget the decommissioning of the several battery packs it should use during it's life cycle...then the vehicle itself....

In truth,the only truly pollution free part,is the travelling done,in between charges...if it does not leak any oil from it's gearbox

surely that's the important part... Due to the fact it kills people and wildlife? and it doesnt have a gearbox, so no leaks.. batteries etc are recycled, our lungs arent.

 

[sparksburnout]

Peg makes a very good point that is often overlooked in my opinion. These electric vehicles are not quite as pollution free as they are made out to be - I saw one the other day that had a "0% pollution" badge on it, what rubbish! And the batteries are full of really nasty chemicals that will have to be disposed of somehow?? The thing that makes me titter though, is the fact that apparently, 72% of motorway "breakdowns" are Burks running out of fuel. Can you imagine what it's going to be like when they have to charge the car every time? We will need at least 2 hard shoulders.

 

[Midwest]

Peg makes a very good point that is often overlooked in my opinion. These electric vehicles are not quite as pollution free as they are made out to be - I saw one the other day that had a "0% pollution" badge on it, what rubbish! And the batteries are full of really nasty chemicals that will have to be disposed of somehow?? The thing that makes me titter though, is the fact that apparently, 72% of motorway "breakdowns" are Burks running out of fuel. Can you imagine what it's going to be like when they have to charge the car every time? We will need at least 2 hard shoulders.

Jes', your back sparksburnout. Better dig out my copy of Oxford Dictionary

 

[sparksburnout]

Jes', your back sparksburnout. Better dig out my copy of Oxford Dictionary

You see, straight in already. You're back, not your back. Come on George I'll be keeping a close eye on you in particular.

 

[Midwest]

You see, straight in already. You're back, not your back. Come on George I'll be keeping a close eye on you in particular.

You can sea how fare standards have drooped, since you're recent enforced sabbatical.