"Fall in love with driving again"

[fungus]

I have to disagree. I think electric vehicles are going to get more and more popular over the next 5-10 years. The pace of technology is phenomenal.

Character, excitement and drama, not much, but the masses want efficient cheap and hassle free motoring, and when that infrastructure is in place you'll see a many more EV's on the road. I'm sure of it.

Whats the point in a fire breathing V8 when you're sat in the back reading a book.
I'm expect the tech to be here long before the legislation is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7quu551ehc0

It won't affect the deaf as they are usually more observant than people with full hearing, but judging the way many people with normal hearing cross the road, expect pedestrian casualties to increase.

[Rick101]

I understand all models from next year will be required to have engine noise.

Wondering if you can have selectable, 4 pot diesel or thunderous V12

[Gareth]

Growing fuel

I wonder about the land use trade-off - is there enough suitable land to grow fuel as well as food?

[Gromit37]

Growing fuel

I wonder about the land use trade-off - is there enough suitable land to grow fuel as well as food?

Assuming a hybrid fossil/bio fuel, which is the most likely form initially, converting land to grow fuel would be cheaper than building oil exploration/drilling rigs and trawling the globe to find new reserves. Where the money comes from is likely to be the problem. Grain mountains would disappear though, and subsidies to farmers who currently struggle to sell their produce could help pay for conversion. It needs a united political effort. As a small island, yes, we may struggle to find room, but that will be the case for food too. Besides there is an overproduction of so many foods. Renewable energy has to be better in the long run than where we are currently heading.

[Carbon Based]

Or this:
http://landartgenerator.org/blagi/wp-co ... ed1000.jpg

[watts93]

Or this:

No electricity at night?

[TheInsanity1234]

I don't understand why nobody has hit on the idea of having batteries in the car for local driving, but when you join the motorway, you can have a pole that extends upwards above your car and connects to a massive net that sends you power to run your electric motor and charges your battery too?

[WhoseGeneration]

I don't understand why nobody has hit on the idea of having batteries in the car for local driving, but when you join the motorway, you can have a pole that extends upwards above your car and connects to a massive net that sends you power to run your electric motor and charges your battery too?

That'd be a "Trolleycar", older readers will understand.

[skodatezzer]

I don't understand why nobody has hit on the idea of having batteries in the car for local driving, but when you join the motorway, you can have a pole that extends upwards above your car and connects to a massive net that sends you power to run your electric motor and charges your battery too?

That'd be a "Trolleycar", older readers will understand.

Nah, that'd be a dodgem, wouldn't it?

[WhoseGeneration]

I don't understand why nobody has hit on the idea of having batteries in the car for local driving, but when you join the motorway, you can have a pole that extends upwards above your car and connects to a massive net that sends you power to run your electric motor and charges your battery too?

That'd be a "Trolleycar", older readers will understand.

Nah, that'd be a dodgem, wouldn't it?

Well, as our resident Insane one referenced Motorways, you're probably more correct than I.

[revian]

I don't understand why nobody has hit on the idea of having batteries in the car for local driving, but when you join the motorway, you can have a pole that extends upwards above your car and connects to a massive net that sends you power to run your electric motor and charges your battery too?

That'd be a "Trolleycar", older readers will understand.

Indeed... or in the NE...trolley bus. Complete with a long pole to reattach the connection.

[Gromit37]

Nottingham is in the process of expanding it's tram network. If only we could take advantage of that with our trolley cars. Of course it doesn't cover the local motorways, but all those batteries being charged means you get more than 15 miles out of a charge. What could possibly go wrong?

The first phase started running in 2004 after a very long gestation and construction period. The consruction of the second phase of the tram is causing havoc with traffic and has been for a long time. Considering the excellent bus services we already have, I can't imagine them breaking even for many, many years. It is already delayed and over budget.

A local radio had a spot about the old tram system, which ran from 1875 to 1936. They were looking at photgraphs showing the same roads in 1938, again causing havoc, but this time it was the congestion caused by the digging up and dismantling of the tram system.

Going round in circles, causing havoc and spending hundreds of millions in the process. That's progress eh?

[Silk]

Nottingham is in the process of expanding it's tram network.

Nottingham has to be the number one car hating city in the UK.

[Carbon Based]

Nottingham has to be the number one car hating city in the UK.

Have you been to Brighton recently?

[kwaka jack]

I came across this today while waiting for the car...apparently parking sensors make parking a pleasure??