DrPhill
Cyber Heretic
Yeah, but what if we make this world a better place and then find it wasn't necessary after all?Failing to do anything about climate change is even stranger. Just irresponsible.
Yeah, but what if we make this world a better place and then find it wasn't necessary after all?Failing to do anything about climate change is even stranger. Just irresponsible.
Back to cities again. Things that work in cities don't necessarily work everywhere else.Ask
Busses and more flexible. If it wasn’t for all the cars getting in the way dedicated bus lanes through our cities would be a great solution
The broad principle has something to commend it but not using wires, rails and pick ups. It is a 100+ year old technology, effective at the time, but almost certainly conceptually and practically obsolete.The future of the electric vehicle has to be with the tram/trolley electric pick-up from wires or rails. Old technology, simple, tried and tested, still widely used successfully, from high speed trains to individual trams and trolley buses.
Battery power would then be short trips from termini/stations.
And full circle to the worse case senario. I assume you didn’t read the stats in the thread about home charging, average usage, charging times etc.'Little inconvenience" ? That's crazy. How about enough charging points across the country for those without private drives ? I don't call that 'little inconvenience".
I think you’ll find I said that.Back to cities again. Things that work in cities don't necessarily work everywhere else.
I give up. I don't think that you have any idea whatsoever about living in a city or a town with no offstreet parking. Fair enough...go ahead in your dream world. I know what the reality is.And full circle to the worse case senario. I assume you didn’t read the stats in the thread about home charging, average usage, charging times etc.
The big issue with cities is too many private vehicles. A large part of policy concerning parking, congestion charging etc is aimed at reducing the number of private vehicles in cities and towns. It is possible to provide alternative infrastructure in these areas if there is a demand for it.I give up. I don't think that you have any idea whatsoever about living in a city or a town with no offstreet parking. Fair enough...go ahead in your dream world. I know what the reality is.
You've missed the point Norman. The "planet" will survive but life on earth as we know it, including yours, is under threat.There is nothing to worry about. What is the problem with the climate changing anyway? The planet Earth is under no threat whatsoever. The Earth will survive come what may until is consumed by the expanding Sun.
Man’s future is of course not a given and maybe this is Darwinism in action. While man argues if climate change is a thing and if man has created created ‘the problem’ - nature will provide the answer.
Still widely used around the world and thoroughly modern.The broad principle has something to commend it but not using wires, rails and pick ups. It is a 100+ year old technology, effective at the time, but almost certainly conceptually and practically obsolete.
You've missed the point. Private transport is becoming unsustainable anyway, not just climate change but sheer pressure on space and infrastructure. Every town and village in Britain is overwhelmed with parking issues and obstructed streets. Easy to forget but it has only been 70 years or so since the start of the private car explosion. One generation (mine) in fact.......
I am unconvinced by propositions that involve extensive public transport.
Bit of a shame for all the species we'll take with us though...There is nothing to worry about. What is the problem with the climate changing anyway? The planet Earth is under no threat whatsoever. The Earth will survive come what may until is consumed by the expanding Sun.
Man’s future is of course not a given and maybe this is Darwinism in action. While man argues if climate change is a thing and if man has created created ‘the problem’ - nature will provide the answer.
WhooooshYou've missed the point Norman. The "planet" will survive but life on earth as we know it, including yours, is under threat.
Do you really live your life based on "what if"? When the science is clear you really like to think, well what if gravity stops working for the week I want to go mountain climbing. Hard to fathom.Yeah, but what if we make this world a better place and then find it wasn't necessary after all?
No I don't. I should have flagged my post with a 'joke' or 'sarcasm' warning. Sometimes my humour is too dry for the internet.Do you really live your life based on "what if"? When the science is clear you really like to think, well what if gravity stops working for the week I want to go mountain climbing. Hard to fathom.
Good point. It’s also easy to forget all the objections made against the motor car when they first came out.Easy to forget but it has only been 70 years or so since the start of the private car explosion. One generation (mine) in fact.
Seems a lot.Good point. It’s also easy to forget all the objections made against the motor car when they first came out.
And all those that complain about lack of chargers etc also forget that it took 25 years for the first petrol station to open in England. Up until that point you had to buy petrol in two gallon cans from the chemist. But they still caught on. EV’s are already way ahead in comparison with anything up to 60% of motorists being able to refuel at home.
Petrol cars never appeared as a fully formed system with all the support in place. Why is it that electric vehicles have to have everything needed to support 33 million of them now, all at once? Can’t the charging network be built up as needed to support them. The rollout seems to me to be progressing quite well:
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