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May 2nd, 2024, 19:53 | #1 | |
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We’ll have to start erecting some more wind farms to generate power then. 35% ain’t going to cut it. Lots to be done and lots of money required to do it.
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This is one way in them to get rid of old cars. Not good for the ones driving the older vehicles (myself included), but in a way, there's already restrictions and have been for years (just in certain places). I think that may change in future - A "blanket" approach. This is likely to happen if the 2035 deadline doesn't change. If it does change, then I guess they won't be doing any of this (yet). Its all speculative at the moment of course. Whatever the EU say, we will follow.
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1. It will be pushed back to 2040. 2. Most people on here will be long gone by that point. 3. If you're not gone you'll be paying more tax on everything. 4. My car will be tax, MOT, and ULEZ exempt so I can drive wherever with no penalty. 5. 90s car prices will start to really flourish. 6. I will be a sprightly 50 years old. There's really nothing to worry about!
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Another interesting article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68947020
Pinning hopes on autonomous driving is their undoing, as it can only work if all cars on the road are autonomous. And just about every other car manufacturer has caught up with them on EV technology, and surpassed them on quality. If they where a car company, as opposed to a software/tech company at heart, they would look to build affordable and practical models like the Dacia Spring and sell them to the masses. Every CEO and sales director has had an electric car now, what needs to happen next is to sell cheaper models to the masses - and in the UK that would be a sub £20k car but with a 170+ mile range.
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Cheaper models, better range and good safety systems in an ideal world, but safety drives up the cost. People often say in the construction industry for example "safety has no cost"... I assure you it does.
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