On 26-Jul-17 2:06 PM, newshound wrote:
On 7/26/2017 11:01 AM, Nightjar wrote:
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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.

Hadn't realised LPG wasn't included, but on that timescale HGVs and long
distance coaches could be developed to run on gas

LPG is already being promoted by some manufacturers as the future for
LGVs, but not everybody seems convinced. It remains to be seen whether
it is as successful as they hope, or goes the way of the Leyland gas
turbine truck.

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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.


Normally I would tend to agree, but at least a ban on fossil fuels
pushes everyone down the same route,...

Which is not necessarily a good thing, especially if it is a dead end.




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Colin Bignell