In its drive for us to be petrol and
diesel free by 2040 only three things should guide the Governments thinking.
1) Zero emissions at the time you drive;
2) All parts of a vehicle should be recyclable
and their manufacture should be environmentally neutral;
3) There should be
zero emissions in the generation of whatever fuel will power vehicles.
The one thing the Government must avoid is
telling manufacturers it should be electric vehicles. To legislate so would simply stifle
innovation. Instead, give the challenge. I am sure the
creative engineering and scientific talent in the UK will work together and
come up with competitive workable solutions.
Not surprisingly there has been reaction to the
government’s thoughts.
Let’s look at London
mayor Sadiq Khan, who instantly reacted
to the policy as soon as it was announced:
“I
welcome the strong leadership the ….. government has shown by making the
decision to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040.”
Actually, he didn’t say that. He said that when the French announced an identical
policy last month. What he actually said
about the UK policy was:
“A half-hearted commitment from Government
simply isn’t good enough… The commitment
to phase out sales of new diesel cars is welcome, but Londoners suffering right
now simply can’t afford to wait until 2040.”
He’s changed his tune. Funny that.
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