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Default Electric cars still a bit ****e

On 11/08/13 19:40, harryagain wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
That could cause chaos if there were a major overnight power cut in an
area with high electric car usage. Lots of people failing to get to
work, school, etc.
Says a lot of modern society if they'd fail to get to work or school
because their car won't go.

But that's how things are nowadays.
Not having a car (for whatever reason) never stopped me getting to work.

But you didn't live in a rural area with poor/no public transport and the
nearest work 20 miles away.

Bill

Country houses would revert to peasants and townies would live in towns.
I blame stamp duty.


No, townies would DIE in towns.



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