In reply to Post #6
Re life cycle analysis, there's loads of data out there. You do have to dig about a bit and that's a problem these days as people just want quick answers. Re EVs, it is complicated...mining for exotic metals, where does your electricity come from to power your car, carbon cost of manufacture etc etc
Re life cycle analysis, there's loads of data out there. You do have to dig about a bit and that's a problem these days as people just want quick answers. Re EVs, it is complicated...mining for exotic metals, where does your electricity come from to power your car, carbon cost of manufacture etc etc
In reply to Post #3
Yes mate Spain sort of introduced the new Emission laws stickers on 1st jan ...they are meant to be for city centres with a populations of 50k + and believe me its a total joke as its election year and they will just igore implemnting this until after the elections in Dec !! as there are soo many old deisel cars here and lets just say you wouldn't believe how lax some of there ITV (MOT ) stations can be here
and the biggest joke is you drive on the motorway through Murcia City on a winter morning and you can hardly see the sky for all of the pollution caused by people still using wood fires as there only source of heating its a just brown haze trapped in the valley by the surrounding hills
and this happens all over Spain ....and my well maintained low milage 15yr old deisel quashkai will be banned in a couple of yrs time
Yes mate Spain sort of introduced the new Emission laws stickers on 1st jan ...they are meant to be for city centres with a populations of 50k + and believe me its a total joke as its election year and they will just igore implemnting this until after the elections in Dec !! as there are soo many old deisel cars here and lets just say you wouldn't believe how lax some of there ITV (MOT ) stations can be here
and the biggest joke is you drive on the motorway through Murcia City on a winter morning and you can hardly see the sky for all of the pollution caused by people still using wood fires as there only source of heating its a just brown haze trapped in the valley by the surrounding hills
and this happens all over Spain ....and my well maintained low milage 15yr old deisel quashkai will be banned in a couple of yrs time
In reply to Post #16
I know in UK we are currently (0945 10/01/2023) generating 40% of our required electricity by wind power, but we still have some 40% provided by gas turbine and nuclear, with Hydro power and coal also providing 7%. There's also incinerators (biomass) and we are importing from France.
Notice the Solar electricity production is at 0%, can't be any sun...
Regarding my car, I have no problem with £17 a month car tax, in terms of inflation, that's no more than it was 20years ago!
To be honest the bigger problem is that E10 petrol does not do as many miles per tank as E5. £60-70 for a tank of juice, that used to do 400miles per tank has dropped to 300-350.
I know in UK we are currently (0945 10/01/2023) generating 40% of our required electricity by wind power, but we still have some 40% provided by gas turbine and nuclear, with Hydro power and coal also providing 7%. There's also incinerators (biomass) and we are importing from France.
Notice the Solar electricity production is at 0%, can't be any sun...
Regarding my car, I have no problem with £17 a month car tax, in terms of inflation, that's no more than it was 20years ago!
To be honest the bigger problem is that E10 petrol does not do as many miles per tank as E5. £60-70 for a tank of juice, that used to do 400miles per tank has dropped to 300-350.
In reply to Post #17
I know of 2 bus terminals that have gone up in flames over the past year due to Electric busses self combusting. The damage costs are massive. 40 busses at one of the teminals. Once they burn it's a hell of a job putting them out.
I know of 2 bus terminals that have gone up in flames over the past year due to Electric busses self combusting. The damage costs are massive. 40 busses at one of the teminals. Once they burn it's a hell of a job putting them out.
In reply to Post #14
You're so minted you don't need a free car 😂
You're so minted you don't need a free car 😂
In reply to Post #19
If you thought slavery was bad, you should have a look at how they they produce the cobalt and minerals required to make the batteries.... the fluffy types are quick to ask for reparations for one form of slavery, whilst failing to see the blood produced from another form of slavery that forms the batteries for their EV's.
All the time we have our balls gripped by China, they will continue to pollute the atmosphere whilst our economic self harm efforts amount to pissing in the wind. Add on top the funding of an eastern bloc war, the weird aversion to Nuclear Power, and allowing charities to facilitate human trafficking, Europe is in a complete state.
The Crit'Air scheme, it's just a little sticker to remind you of what a polluting scumbag you are! If they were they serious about air pollution they would just ban cars/vans from Paris. The 4 euro fee it would cost for my little sticker would not stop me from driving into Paris, the fact the place is a toilet would though.
If you thought slavery was bad, you should have a look at how they they produce the cobalt and minerals required to make the batteries.... the fluffy types are quick to ask for reparations for one form of slavery, whilst failing to see the blood produced from another form of slavery that forms the batteries for their EV's.
All the time we have our balls gripped by China, they will continue to pollute the atmosphere whilst our economic self harm efforts amount to pissing in the wind. Add on top the funding of an eastern bloc war, the weird aversion to Nuclear Power, and allowing charities to facilitate human trafficking, Europe is in a complete state.
The Crit'Air scheme, it's just a little sticker to remind you of what a polluting scumbag you are! If they were they serious about air pollution they would just ban cars/vans from Paris. The 4 euro fee it would cost for my little sticker would not stop me from driving into Paris, the fact the place is a toilet would though.
In reply to Post #21
nowt free in this life mate
nowt free in this life mate
In reply to Post #23
Can be if you (or your company) pays enough VAT
Can be if you (or your company) pays enough VAT