Electric cars 'pose environmental threat' ...

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I knew it! :tsk tsk:

Tree-huggers and their stoopid Priuses!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19830232

[HibsMax]

That makes sense, and always will, until we can come up with a viable solution for creating clean electricity. Electric cars that are recharged via natural gas, oil or coal are obviously going to generate pollution, just at a different place and time. We're really screwed until we can start generating the majority of our power through wind, solar and hydro power. IMO.

[VickMackie]

That makes sense, and always will, until we can come up with a viable solution for creating clean electricity. Electric cars that are recharged via natural gas, oil or coal are obviously going to generate pollution, just at a different place and time. We're really screwed until we can start generating the majority of our power through wind, solar and hydro power. IMO.

It really wouldn't surprise me if there is a way, known to man, to generate mass, cheap and clean electricity. I'm not really one for conspiracy theories but can you image the damage it would do to tax revenues all across the world if that type of technology were to become available?

I'm away to google if someone has already tried to highlight this!

[RyeSloan]

It really wouldn't surprise me if there is a way, known to man, to generate mass, cheap and clean electricity. I'm not really one for conspiracy theories but can you image the damage it would do to tax revenues all across the world if that type of technology were to become available?

I'm away to google if someone has already tried to highlight this!

They would just tax the new technology!

Bio fuels would seem to be the best bet just now...some significant investment in all types seems to be starting to pay dividends.

[Hibrandenburg]

They would just tax the new technology!

Bio fuels would seem to be the best bet just now...some significant investment in all types seems to be starting to pay dividends.

Liquid air would seem to be one way forward. Provided it's produced using clean renewable energy sources.

[The_Exile]

Not like the BBC to rubbish leccy cars, they have previous on this, anyway, Bobby Llewellyn looks it at a bit better, link below.

http://llewblog.squarespace.com/electric-cars/

[Twa Cairpets]

I knew it! :tsk tsk:

Tree-huggers and their stoopid Priuses!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19830232

I've no particular beef about electric cars or otherwise, but that report is deeply misleading.

The "anti" electric car is all at the start of the article, with the pro-arguments much further on. The report doesn't look at local impact of petrol emissions, for example.

Not a good piece.

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I've no particular beef about electric cars or otherwise, but that report is deeply misleading.

The "anti" electric car is all at the start of the article, with the pro-arguments much further on. The report doesn't look at local impact of petrol emissions, for example.

Not a good piece.


Awwww. I DON'T want to be forced to re-assess my prejudices, TC. :dummytit:

[RyeSloan]

Liquid air would seem to be one way forward. Provided it's produced using clean renewable energy sources.

Very early stages with liquid air and of course it needs a primary fuel source to produce it....it is though part of a clear trend towards comercially viable alternative fuels and significant research into cost effective storage of re-newables.

[Geo_1875]

That sounds like a lot of hot air to me. What's wrong with nuclear generated electricity?

[Hibrandenburg]

That sounds like a lot of hot air to me. What's wrong with nuclear generated electricity?

It's like cheap underpants, take care! Chernobyl fallout!