On 27/08/2019 22:34, Steve Walker wrote:
On 25/08/2019 19:15, Robin wrote:
On 25/08/2019 17:53, misterroy wrote:
Idly musing about life at work the other day, electric cars came up,
and their range. We struck upon a solution. A trailer. A trailer with
a diesel generator on it, the electricity going back to the car.
Could we run it on red diesel, and not have to pay the congestion
charge?


I think you'd face the argument that the red diesel is in breach of
the requirement[1] that it not be used "as fuel for a road vehicle"
(subject to the exceptions for tractors etc).Â* It is after all just an
articulated diesel-electric.

[1] s.12 Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979

Would that apply if you drove on electric only, parked, started the
generator and left it charging the battery for the journey home?


Possibly not.

But finding somewhere to park /in/ the CC Zone with an unattended diesel
generator running could be interesting.

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