New car petrol and diesel stopped from 2040 - Page 11

marinabrian · 27th July 2017, 00:13

If I make it that long, I'll be in my 70's, and probably won't be too bothered as I will have a car that runs on LPG, and I'm sure I can pump that out of a 47 kg Calor gas bottle if need be

You have to hand it to the environmentalist lobby, I wonder what they would say if they couldn't walk down to the shops in their sandals and buy their groceries, because the wagon delivering it had run out of charge half way to the shops

Brian

Mintee · 27th July 2017, 04:36

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

I wonder if the conversion guys will keep older cars on the road by grafting a modern electric "engine" into classic cars.

Probably impractical at the moment but not impossible - but as the technology develops I am sure the options will develop.

Not impossible. Being done.

How about a car built largely from recycled parts in 40 days in a backyard for under £10,000 that smashes range issues?

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Plezier · 27th July 2017, 05:05

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

If I make it that long, I'll be in my 70's, and probably won't be too bothered as I will have a car that runs on LPG, and I'm sure I can pump that out of a 47 kg Calor gas bottle if need be

You have to hand it to the environmentalist lobby, I wonder what they would say if they couldn't walk down to the shops in their sandals and buy their groceries, because the wagon delivering it had run out of charge half way to the shops

Brian

You honestly think that they have thought it through that far??????

I seriously doubt that. Most of their ideas are not even half baked.

Saga Lout · 27th July 2017, 06:44

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

If I make it that long, I'll be in my 70's, and probably won't be too bothered as I will have a car that runs on LPG, and I'm sure I can pump that out of a 47 kg Calor gas bottle if need be

You have to hand it to the environmentalist lobby, I wonder what they would say if they couldn't walk down to the shops in their sandals and buy their groceries, because the wagon delivering it had run out of charge half way to the shops

Brian

You won't get a 47 in a car! It would go in the Tourer but the seats will have to go down....You could use an 18 KG...

topman · 27th July 2017, 07:10

https://youtu.be/ePJ8xcL3HAE

It looks like tesla has a rival

madeupname · 27th July 2017, 07:15

Well I've done it......I've bought an electric car

........ gonna send it back though as the lead isn't long enough to let me get to the shops

monty1 · 27th July 2017, 07:18

instead of a scrappage scheme why not offer incentives for lpg conversions for petrol cars, not sure what could be done for the doozal cars though.

time to set up montys LPG conversion buisness

Dallas · 27th July 2017, 09:39

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Originally Posted by topman

https://youtu.be/ePJ8xcL3HAE

It looks like tesla has a rival

Now we're talking

why would I even consider buying a Renault Zoe, or a Nissan Leaf, when you have the Lucid Air on the horizon.
I'm sure that price will come down... eventually...

Terryf · 27th July 2017, 09:44

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

nor me unless I'm still driving in my 90's - !!!

Well I'm 84 in November so I couldn't care less.

guru · 27th July 2017, 10:25

2040 is a meaningless date anyway as the internal combustion engine will have suffered a natural death a long time before then. It's like the smartphone vs dumb phone argument a few years back, for a long time smartphones existed however their size and poor battery life meant that only us hardcore geeks could compromise enough to have one and then all of a sudden they shrank, the batteries improved and very quickly they took over. I think now that we're starting to get electric cars with a range of 2-300 miles and rapid charging the swing away from petrol and diesel will be very rapid. I think that within the next 5 years a majority of new cars sold will be pure ev's and that within 10 years ICE based cars will be very few and far between.

I think the interesting thing is that most people that dismiss electric cars have never driven one and on the other hand most people that do drive one are instantly converted.

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monty1 Avid contributor mg zt-t deisel Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 238 Thanks: 70 Thanked 42 Times in 34 Posts	instead of a scrappage scheme why not offer incentives for lpg conversions for petrol cars, not sure what could be done for the doozal cars though. time to set up montys LPG conversion buisness __________________ This vehicle was the 3,275th ZT-T to run off the production line, out of 8,249 This vehicle was the 222nd ZT-T CDTi + (115) to be made out of 522 This vehicle was the 259th ZT-T in Le Mans green (code: HPD) to be made out of 440 Le Mans green ZT-Ts

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guru Posted a thing or two MG ZT, Rover Sterling, MG ZS EV & BMW X5 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Norfolk Broads Posts: 1,491 Thanks: 20 Thanked 196 Times in 117 Posts	2040 is a meaningless date anyway as the internal combustion engine will have suffered a natural death a long time before then. It's like the smartphone vs dumb phone argument a few years back, for a long time smartphones existed however their size and poor battery life meant that only us hardcore geeks could compromise enough to have one and then all of a sudden they shrank, the batteries improved and very quickly they took over. I think now that we're starting to get electric cars with a range of 2-300 miles and rapid charging the swing away from petrol and diesel will be very rapid. I think that within the next 5 years a majority of new cars sold will be pure ev's and that within 10 years ICE based cars will be very few and far between. I think the interesting thing is that most people that dismiss electric cars have never driven one and on the other hand most people that do drive one are instantly converted. __________________ My car history http://m6jkk.com

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marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	If I make it that long, I'll be in my 70's, and probably won't be too bothered as I will have a car that runs on LPG, and I'm sure I can pump that out of a 47 kg Calor gas bottle if need be You have to hand it to the environmentalist lobby, I wonder what they would say if they couldn't walk down to the shops in their sandals and buy their groceries, because the wagon delivering it had run out of charge half way to the shops Brian