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2040? The rate things are going they should be considering banning the USE of fossil-fueled cars by 2040, except for some specialized categories. But in any ca
by jacknews 9y ago
2040?
The rate things are going they should be considering banning the USE of fossil-fueled cars by 2040, except for some specialized categories.
But in any case outright bans don't seem to me the best idea, they should just give advance notice of swingeing environmental taxes to come.
- mtgx 9y agoExactly. But this is still not too bad, as it sends a clear message that petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the not too distant future, so the car makers need to start getting ready for that right now. I'm also hoping that governments who use 2040 as a deadline are also willing to revise it if by 2025 we already have 20% of the cars on the market as EVs, with over 50% of the sales being EVs.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoMy guess is the decision was driven from the opposite direction, the government probably asked the car manufacturers when they think they will no longer be making cars with internal combustion engines, then announced that as the cutoff date.
- 4ndr3vv 9y agoAgreed. Its no surprise that it's the same date France announced for the a similar policy earlier this month.
- cjrp 9y agoIf you ban the use of these cars then you also need to account for some kind of scrappage scheme for people with now-outlated ICE cars. Otherwise you're disproportionately affecting people who can't afford to get rid of their faithful 150k mile diesel in favour of a £10k+ new car.
- jlebrech 9y agothis is where public transport needs more funding.
- ekianjo 9y agopublic transport is never going to let you go where and when you need to go unless you live in very dense cities. So no, thats not a solution.
- Doctor_Fegg 9y agoThe story is about the UK and there are plenty of rural areas in the UK with good public transport: I live in one such and don't own a car.
- mrb 9y agoYou just did the software debugging equivalent of saying "it works for me" :)
- vertex-four 9y agoEhh, no, "it works where I am and it could work where you are" isn't "works for me" - it's pointing out that areas with shitty public transport don't have to have shitty public transport, that's just the obvious result of bus deregulation and a lack of relevant subsidies on the part of local Government.
- lmm 9y agoThat's a legitimate response when someone says "this doesn't work and could never possibly work".
- Veen 9y agoI live in Devon in the middle of nowhere and the public transportation is excellent. I also don't drive, and I have no trouble getting where I need to be.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoAnnouncing swingeing taxes means not getting elected next time, even if they are the right thing to do.
- Houshalter 9y agoWhich is why you boil the frog slowly. Start with a tiny tax. And automatically raise it a few percent every year. By the time anyone even notices, it's been in place for years and the people who passed it are out of office. That's basically what they are doing here, announcing a ban that won't take effect for 23 years. A tax is just a soft ban.
- dogma1138 9y agoThis restriction applies to all cars not new only as far as I can tell. This is quite different to banning new car sales only.
- 7952 9y agoBanning something is much more clear cut. The social benefits and costs can be discussed and we can come to an agreement democratically. A tax system just allows people to continue doing something that is damaging. The government effectively sell the right to abuse a shared resource. Like buying a ticket that allows you to drop litter.