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The ban of Petrol/Diesel and Hybrid cars in 2035 (35 posts / 1,574 views)
vossy1 vossy1
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Post #31 11 Feb 2020 12:16
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Battery powered cars are not the answer. I read a article the other day that stated of renewable energy in the U.K the vast majority of 'renewable' comes from burning biomass, mostly wood and MSW.

Tesla has been saying for a while that there aren't enough producers of the minerals required to make the batteries and even if there were resources will run out very quickly. Government doesn't have the infrastructure to store what solar is available.
Biomass
Tesla

No doubt they'll find the best way to fleece us without charging us less than it costs now, probably by destroying the ocean floors and Antartic, obscene given the hydrogen alternative, guess we could always mine the moon.

ocelot ocelot
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Post #32 11 Feb 2020 14:07
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In reply to Post #31
They're not the answer for sure if you're countries economy is proped up by oil
ocelot ocelot
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Post #33 11 Feb 2020 14:12
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In reply to Post #23
As opposed to the Putin's, Ayatollahs, Sheikhs, South American dictators, Trump's and African puppets that want you to consume more fossil fuels?
Old-Cornishman
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Post #34 11 Feb 2020 18:04
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In reply to Post #31
Biomass supply will be fine, plenty of wood available over the Atlantic.
When I was involved in sourcing biomass locally for a large boiler in Cornwall it became a problem at one point as large amounts were being transported to a power station in the east.
luckyjim luckyjim
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Post #35 17 Feb 2020 12:08
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North west London nearly got it right 70 years ago, there were trolly buses (electric) that used the power from overhead cables, they were quick and quiet and didn't have that stink from the diesel engines, the big problem was.....they had to stick to the route where the cables ran.

That aside, I read that there is a town/city in Cornwall where all the buses are going to be electric, I can't remember where it is though, after 70 plus years my memory is getting ****.
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