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[Nick W]

That's like going back to the the days of stagecoaches where they had to go from coaching inn to coaching inn to change horses. 

Progress! 

Even more recently than that, petrol used to be sold in cans from chemist shops. And it wasn't a big seller.


Pre WW1, both petrol and electric cars were equally crap and inconvenient. WW1 dramatically accelerated engine development, but not battery tech, so we now consider ICE to be normal.

[Andy H]

That's like going back to the the days of stagecoaches where they had to go from coaching inn to coaching inn to change horses. 

Progress! 

Even more recently than that, petrol used to be sold in cans from chemist shops. And it wasn't a big seller.


Pre WW1, both petrol and electric cars were equally crap and inconvenient. WW1 dramatically accelerated engine development, but not battery tech, so we now consider ICE to be normal.

around the same time it was common for people to take their lead acid wireless accumulators to the wireless shop because they weren't able to charge them at home.

[Kevin Wood]

It was awkward enough planning fuel stops when I had LPG, but at least I had a tank of petrol to fall back on then.

I was almost half tempted to get a 2nd hand EV for commuting only back when leccy was a sensible price, given that most will handle my 50 mile commute and charging at home would be no problem.

You'd need your head examined if even considering one nowadays.

[BazaJT]

Problem is of course that if you're buying new then pretty soon you'll have no option but to buy EV

[ronnyd]

Driving will soon be only for the elite, again.

[STEMO]

Problem is of course that if you're buying new then pretty soon you'll have no option but to buy EV

You think so? Knee jerk policy without proper planning has never worked, as was proved by Blairs 'marching yobs to cash machines and fining them'. No new gas boilers after 2025? That's two years away.
When nurses, doctors, teachers, engineers, anyone can't get to work because they have no transport, we'll see how things pan out.

[STEMO]

I'm retired and Mo is going in 2031 when she's 60, so they can do as they fickin like.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I have the proper charger with free electricity on tap from it. Just need to be able to afford the bloody car. 

[STEMO]

I read the other day that Westminster has more public charging points, than Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford and Sheffield together.

[Raeturbo]

Problem is of course that if you're buying new then pretty soon you'll have no option but to buy EV

You think so? Knee jerk policy without proper planning has never worked, as was proved by Blairs 'marching yobs to cash machines and fining them'. No new gas boilers after 2025? That's two years away.
When nurses, doctors, teachers, engineers, anyone can't get to work because they have no transport, we'll see how things pan out.

               
                  And that’s if they are all done striking 🤷‍♂️

[Rangie]

Seems a lot of pitfalls with the cars that "will save the planet" but somehow I had already realised that when all this utter nonsense started, our roads are probably the worst in Europe and are getting worse and in a few years a whole new way of motoring is about to begin, somehow I think not..😂

[Mister Rog]

I'm thinking of getting the newest diesel I can afford to see me out until I have to give up driving  Pretty sure that fuel will still be available for some time after that

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/james-may-e2-80-99s-guide-to-electric-car-ownership/ar-AA168oPi

[Doctor Gollum]

I'm thinking of getting the newest diesel I can afford to see me out until I have to give up driving  Pretty sure that fuel will still be available for some time after that

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/james-may-e2-80-99s-guide-to-electric-car-ownership/ar-AA168oPi

Buy petrol and as long as it isn't a VW/Audi product it should be pretty reliable.

A new diesel car will have Adblue, a DPF filter and stupidly high pressure injection systems that are notoriously expensive to fix.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Yep my next car will be petrol I think, mainly because clean air zones will proliferate as councils across the country cotton on to the revenue raising possibilities and as things stand most petrol cars are exempt from charges.

[Rangie]

Yes I've already said that when the RR is due to go I'll get a petrol Subaru & a smaller caravan hoping that is a while away yet.