DSK
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My take on it is a bit different.
EVs, diesel, petrol, fart propulsion etc all have their place, when applied and used correctly. What works best for one man does not mean it works best for the next man. The issue is mis-selling and misuse caused by us, humans! Stuff being mid-sold, marketing to brain wash people, stupid temporary schemes to aid mis-selling (the wheels of corruption), followed by consumers doing what they are told rather than taking 5 secs to really think.
I’d say perhaps all taxis should be electric, with hybrid ones being used for long distance stuff like airport runs. They can be charged easily when drivers have a dinner break etc or perhaps don’t even get near the range during a day so can charge over night. I know the London black cabbies say they don’t even hit the limit during a days work! I see electric buses now too so whilst technically always on the go, they will be able to easily and strategically charge without a second thought needed. Give the consumer the right advice.
Cutting pollution is about people not being lazy. If the roads were genuinely safe to ride on, I’m sure more would use bicycles and motorbikes for going about their daily business. Yes, where you need to carry passengers and cargo etc, you use the car but for an average 5 mile commute which many will also have, you can do that in 15mins by bicycle and in most cities in rush hour no car is touching that! Not using cars for nipping to the shop at the bottom of the road and taking the kids to school that is two streets away etc.
Then there are people like me who pick and buy a car with the intention to keep it regardless of changes in fuel costs, taxation etc, provided it’s fully reliable. That’s cleaner than having a factory churning out typical modern soulless sh!t boxes, selling them using the keep them poor strategy.
EVs, diesel, petrol, fart propulsion etc all have their place, when applied and used correctly. What works best for one man does not mean it works best for the next man. The issue is mis-selling and misuse caused by us, humans! Stuff being mid-sold, marketing to brain wash people, stupid temporary schemes to aid mis-selling (the wheels of corruption), followed by consumers doing what they are told rather than taking 5 secs to really think.
I’d say perhaps all taxis should be electric, with hybrid ones being used for long distance stuff like airport runs. They can be charged easily when drivers have a dinner break etc or perhaps don’t even get near the range during a day so can charge over night. I know the London black cabbies say they don’t even hit the limit during a days work! I see electric buses now too so whilst technically always on the go, they will be able to easily and strategically charge without a second thought needed. Give the consumer the right advice.
Cutting pollution is about people not being lazy. If the roads were genuinely safe to ride on, I’m sure more would use bicycles and motorbikes for going about their daily business. Yes, where you need to carry passengers and cargo etc, you use the car but for an average 5 mile commute which many will also have, you can do that in 15mins by bicycle and in most cities in rush hour no car is touching that! Not using cars for nipping to the shop at the bottom of the road and taking the kids to school that is two streets away etc.
Then there are people like me who pick and buy a car with the intention to keep it regardless of changes in fuel costs, taxation etc, provided it’s fully reliable. That’s cleaner than having a factory churning out typical modern soulless sh!t boxes, selling them using the keep them poor strategy.
