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Originally Posted by Adrian B
... For the record my Volvo XC60 D5 2.4 diesel recorded 0% emissions on the MOT but I pay £170 per annum road tax. Who is gonna pay that on an electric vehicle THIS year?
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Despite being the focus of global concern, carbon emissions are not measured on the MoT. And your car emits plenty of carbon, hence your VED of £170.
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Originally Posted by GrahamHR
All this "bioethanol greening" of petrol and diesel is absolute nonsense. An inherited "blessing" from our once membership of the EU. Causes a lot of damage, with little or no advantages. Better to use that ethanol to run generators to charge electric cars and the grid, along with the diesel generators doing the same.
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All developed countries are using biofuel contributions to petrol and diesel. It's nothing to do with our previous EU membership LOL, we'd be doing it anyway! The US is the largest consumer of fuel ethanol, followed by Brazil, China, Canada, and India.