On 26-Jul-17 10:34 AM, dennis@home wrote:
On 26/07/2017 09:46, Nightjar wrote:
On 26-Jul-17 9:38 AM, Ash Burton wrote:
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It only applies to new vehicles produced after 2040, there will still
be a lot of petrol/diesel engined cars on the road for many years
after that.

I predict a big boost in sales of new petrol and diesel cars in 2039 :-)


You would buy a car when the fuel will become harder to find?
As cars get scraped the garages will close due to lack of fuel sales and
anyone buying the last of the fuel driven cars will end up with no fuel
or expensive fuel long before the vehicle has worn out.

Barring a very major change in technology, diesel will still be needed
for HGVs and most petrol cars can be converted to run on LPG, which does
not appear to be covered in the proposals.

Maybe you will be able to synthesis it from gas and electricity by then?

It would be far better for the government to mandate emissions levels
and leave it for the car industry to decide how they achieve that.

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Colin Bignell