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Last weekend I spent a weekend on an island here in Turkey. This entire island did exactly this – they banned all cars and horses and went 100% electric. Before
by kilroy123 6y ago
Last weekend I spent a weekend on an island here in Turkey. This entire island did exactly this – they banned all cars and horses and went 100% electric. Before, most people got around via horses(!) I heard it was a smelly mess.
It's pretty neat actually. They have these little electric buses that go around the island. Everyone has electric little cars and scooter type vehicles. [1]
I laughed when I saw the solution to this problem you're talking about. Extension cords everywhere. That's right, almost every street you saw long extension cords going from the house to the street to charge all the vehicles. Is it perfect? No of course not but it's "good enough for now".
Yes, I realize a small island with a few thousand people is not the same a the UK. My point is, people will figure out how to make it work.
[1] https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/electric-vehicles-hit-roads-in-princes-islands-157296 https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/electric-vehicles-hit-road...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes%27_Islands#B%C3%BCy%C3%BCkada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes%27_Islands#B%C3%BCy%C3...