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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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26/07/2017 11:45
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GrahamL
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at first having an apparent early hint of Metallica That would be quite an achievement when it was released in 1981, before Metallica existed. Yeah, the whole album is one of my favourites to play in the coupe.
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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26/07/2017 11:51
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at first having an apparent early hint of Metallica That would be quite an achievement when it was released in 1981, before Metallica existed. Yes, badly put by me, I meant a sort of forerunner of the fabled M...
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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26/07/2017 14:05
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No, but when CDs came along I did miss the crackles and pops from vinyl, but most of all the 1.8 second preview of the music in the next groove (on Genesis albums, where they squeezed as much play time as possible onto each side).
(With apologies to those of a younger generation who have no idea what I'm talking about)
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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26/07/2017 14:39
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hmm this might have gone off topic a bit but guess what? I just pre ordered Arcade Fires new CD and they do a couple of limited edition sets (which I passed on) They include 1) The CD 2) A limited edition coloured Vinyl LP 3) A cassette. Yes a cassette how retro is that
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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26/07/2017 15:49
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hmm this might have gone off topic a bit but guess what? I just pre ordered Arcade Fires new CD and they do a couple of limited edition sets (which I passed on) They include 1) The CD 2) A limited edition coloured Vinyl LP 3) A cassette. Yes a cassette how retro is that What, no 8-track?
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 2008 Ferrari F430 & 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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26/07/2017 16:44
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It seems this ban will not include hybrid cars so there will likely still be petrol engines with electric motors, like the latest supercars of today.
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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26/07/2017 16:46
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I may still have one of those together with cartridges up in the loft. I remember seeing them about 10 years ago. Much better sound quality than those new-fangled cassettes in the 70's.
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We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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26/07/2017 20:00
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Had a ride in the future this evening a Tesla Model X, which is being thoroughly accessed by a UK manufacturer. Slightly surreal passenger experience with tremendous acceleration without any gear changes or engine noise! The gull wing rear doors gave you a sense of being in the USS Enterprise (especially in polar white)!
A huge centre screen and absence of switches on the dashboard, plus a windscreen which extended to half way along the roof, where all standout features.
Apparently, Chinese copies already come with an internal engine noise sound track of your choice!
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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27/07/2017 07:03
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The Honda electric cars are so ugly. I want a car that brrrms, not one that whirrs. +1 brrrms are so important
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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27/07/2017 10:43
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Maybe classic cars will still be allowed to have an internal combustion engine. They allow leaded petrol in old cars, even if you have to add the lead yourself. I travelled behind a very old landrover today and the fumy smell was terrible. I checked your location then in case it was me in my coop slightly ahead of it
F****** b****** thing...
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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27/07/2017 11:51
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What makes me wonder is where does the Government think it is going to get it's several billion pounds worth of fuel tax from motorists each year?
I suspect this will result in very expensive electric cars (with a big proportion of VAT on it), road duty will increase as another source of revenue, and the price of Electricity will surely increase.
In addition, as some people will genuinely not be able to afford all of the above and therefore not run a car, the government will have to increase public transport efficieny, so prices will rise on that as well - but in Italy, no one grows up wanting to be a train driver...
Personally, i think this is just another "threat" from the government without actually thinking about what they are saying, "we've saved the world's emmision issues...but there is no money for roads, NHS, Schools - just another 10% pay rise for MP's".
just my 2p's worth...
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Re: No More new cars will be petrol/diesel from 2040!
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27/07/2017 17:11
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It would fit together if we all had an electric car sat at home most of the week because we are all working from home during the day, and using the electric car in the evenings and at weekends. But if we are using the car to commute to work every day, there's only so much solar generated power that we can use in our washing machines...
But if we take the country as a whole, perhaps we should be charged less for electricity that is being used to charge batteries (including 4 wheeled varieties) as opposed to powering lighting and appliances?
Since my livelihood depends to a large extent on oil companies wishing to add refining capacity to produce transportation fuels, it will be interesting to see when they start to consider other options, but it would be a shame to see crude oil being simply burnt to generate electrical power, although that is indeed carried out today in some places...
1996 Portofino 20vt & 2000 Pearl White Plus 2008 Ferrari F430 & 2017 Fiat 124 Spider
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