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Topic: FAO: Brits, RE: Petrol + diesel ban

Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #96,606

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51474769

Thoughts on this?

The UK's planned ban on sales of new petrol, diesel or hybrid cars could start as early as 2032, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said.
Poll option Votes Percentage Graph
Good idea 3 50%
Bad idea 3 50%
Sometimes when it's really quiet in my head, I can hear them. - 0%

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #1,090,267

What on God's green earth is "petrol"?

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,268

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Well you both incorrectly say it, it's benzine, but Euro English :)

tteh !MemesToDNA joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 17 minutes later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,279

Don't drive, don't care on a personal level. I think it's a good thing, although 2032 seems rather optimistic in my entirely unknowledgeable opinion.

I'll be interested to see if 2032 becomes a serious pledge, or if it was just an off-the-cuff remark on the radio ("or even 2032").

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 21 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,280

Also "could start as early as 2032" is a lot of hedging. My guess is it'll be a decade after that.

dreamworks joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 26 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,283

bad idea. buying a used petrol car is better than a new electric one

tteh !MemesToDNA replied with this 6 years ago, 44 seconds later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,285

@1,090,280 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
The 2040 → 2035 pledge will be government policy after COP26 (currently it's just Johnson/DfT statements). But the UK has a proud, well-established history of setting impressive environmental targets that we then courageously miss completely, so I'm looking forward to watching this unfold!

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 28 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,288

Oh I misread it's just new ones

Green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,364

They need to make more efficient electric cars first. Like a phone, the battery won't be able to hold as much charge 5 years down the line. Maybe a removable battery, but it'd be huge.

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,374

@1,090,283 (dreamworks)

This was true 20 years ago, electric motors have come a long way. Please try new things, and quit being petrified of change.

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 11 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,608

@previous (F)
Better for the environment I meant.

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,618

@1,090,364 (Green !StaYqkzUPc)

> They need to make more efficient electric cars first. Like a phone, the battery won't be able to hold as much charge 5 years down the line. Maybe a removable battery, but it'd be huge.

Swap and go batteries I think, also smaller cars in general.

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,090,619

@1,090,267 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
> What on God's green earth is "petrol"?
Petra oleum - rock oil, which you morons call gasoline (which was originally a brand name).
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