Turboman
Mab An Gov
They can get electric cabs, woman up my parents road in London has one.
guzzi lemans
Member
Apparently LPG fuelled vehicles are ok in Birmingham, though the chances of me visiting it are very slim.Pity that the number of LPG stations has reduced over the last few years though.
Just a quick check on the government fact checker shows that at least 40% of electricity was generated using gas turbines (hence the recent price increases), with renewables at 37%, as less wind so far this year. Seems like an expensive transfer of pollution, i.e. the same ( or more due to generation & transmission inefficiencies) level just transferred to somewhere else.
As the grid have stated they're on a very small capacity margin this winter, they state they will 'keep the lights on' (oct 2021), however that was prior to the IF1a link fire which disabled the half that was available (until Mar 2022) the other half being out of service until 2023. Doen't bode too well if lots of people suddenly buy a BEV!
Good luck if the current low winds continue through the winter, especially if the diplomatic row with France heats up, it would be interesting if they pull the plug, as it were.
It's also strange that the Manchester website states that they are hoping that business will buy new zero emission vehicles, not sure if any large commercial vehicles without a Diesel engine exist yet, or if they ever will without a new battery design, due to restriction in current technology energy capacity/density. A big heavy truck with a very small load capacity?
Just a quick check on the government fact checker shows that at least 40% of electricity was generated using gas turbines (hence the recent price increases), with renewables at 37%, as less wind so far this year. Seems like an expensive transfer of pollution, i.e. the same ( or more due to generation & transmission inefficiencies) level just transferred to somewhere else.
As the grid have stated they're on a very small capacity margin this winter, they state they will 'keep the lights on' (oct 2021), however that was prior to the IF1a link fire which disabled the half that was available (until Mar 2022) the other half being out of service until 2023. Doen't bode too well if lots of people suddenly buy a BEV!
Good luck if the current low winds continue through the winter, especially if the diplomatic row with France heats up, it would be interesting if they pull the plug, as it were.
It's also strange that the Manchester website states that they are hoping that business will buy new zero emission vehicles, not sure if any large commercial vehicles without a Diesel engine exist yet, or if they ever will without a new battery design, due to restriction in current technology energy capacity/density. A big heavy truck with a very small load capacity?
Turboman
Mab An Gov
There are electric trucks, but they are really only a stopgap until Hydrogen becomes viable.
With private vehicles, the aim is to slowly make it more expensive and tedious to use them, get people on to public transport, foot, or cycling.
It has to be a slow process, otherwise people kick off, and it gives time to develop alternatives at the same time.
I cant see it effecitng the prices of defenders, it just means people who only bought them to look good will have to buy a car more suited to their real needs, ie a nissan micra/renault twingo etc
Anyone who bought a diesel in the last couple of years who lives in any sort of built up area, and who did not buy a Euro6 is a bit of a knob.
Anyone who bought a diesel in the last couple of years who lives in any sort of built up area, and who did not buy a Euro6 is a bit of a knob.
