On 26/07/2017 14:06, newshound wrote:
On 7/26/2017 11:01 AM, Nightjar wrote:
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.

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


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.


Normally I would tend to agree, but at least a ban on fossil fuels
pushes everyone down the same route, it also eliminates the need to
have, and regulate, the distribution infrastructure.

Not all articles are making it clear, but it is slowly trickling out
that they're not banning new fossil fueled vehicles - only ones which
only operate on fossil fuels - so hybrids will still be needing petrol
or diesel.

SteveW