Elon Musk has his sights set on a major world RV rollout as early as next year!

[Northernraider]

Even if it was moved back another 5 years, It's still going to happen, and happen soon.
Almost no European kid at school today will ever own a new conventional fossil fuel driven car.

Same could have been said of kids in the 1950's who wanted to be train drivers when they grew up.
They were still building new steam trains in 1960.
By the time they left school, all the steam trains had gone.
Last one was removed in 1968, So some of those steam trains only had a 7 year life, despite being built to last 50-80 years

There's a very clear difference between trains and cars.

 

[Ejaydee]

Go Google . But take off your eco warrior blindfold first.

If you had ever met me, you would very quickly realise that comment is about as far from the truth as you could ever imagine. However, if me being worried about people's and particularly children's health is being an eco warrior, then OK!

I am no scientist, or eco warrior, but thanks for the label (I have never been called that before).

I am just a simple sailor, however, after a life working at sea since 1964, I have seen with my own eyes the changes that have happened to the marine environment, are still happening, and crucially the speed at which they are happening.

It seems to me that others need to take the blindfolds off and the old saying of 'people in glass houses' comes to mind.

P.s its one of the reasons the target was moved from 2030 to 35

Completely wrong, it was pure political pressure from back benchers and wealthy supporters of the Government at the time, all of which had a vested interest in delaying it. Go figure.

And it will be moved back you can be certain of it

So it may be, but it will only be moved for a year or two to suit the situation and more kicking the can down the alley, but you can bet your last dollar, pound or euro it will not be removed!!

There's a very clear difference between trains and cars.

Of that we can fully agree. There is one hell of a lot more cars on the road than there are trains on the tracks, and every single ICE car that is being driven is spewing rubbish out of its exhaust pipe, adding to the poisoning of our children and grandchildren's lungs.

 

[TDub49]

Never mind. Tech is killing the world so most of the debate is academic at best. Just off to get some popcorn . . .

 

[PaulyP]

To be honest, I'd put those sort of comments in the Flat Earth and world dominating pizza eating lizards section.

Well you may do but then I’m not gullible enough to fall for most of the crap that’s being spouted, of course we have pollution of course we have climate change, but we are a tiny country who contribute a tiny amount to pollution so until the big polluter countries do something we will achieve nothing

 

[Neilh]

Driverless cars are on the horizon, when this happens and it will car ownership will drop dramatically. Musk is working on this!
The EV will be programmed to collect drop off and dock in a charger when required. No driver, low energy cost, low maintenance, optimum usages,

Not looking forwards to starting my second beer to have my better half sending a car to pick me up.

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[Brains]

Driverless cars are on the horizon, when this happens and it will car ownership will drop dramatically. Musk is working on this!
The EV will be programmed to collect drop off and dock in a charger when required. No driver, low energy cost, low maintenance, optimum usages,

Not looking forwards to starting my second beer to have my better half sending a car to pick me up.

In towns and cities this is the obvious future.
My road of 100 houses would have 10 cars allocated to it.

A bit like an Uber app.
You call up a car as you put on your coat, and by the time you get to the pavement outside it will be waiting for you.

You will need to do a lot of miles, or have a commercial use, to even want to think about owning your own vehicle.


I see this with todays teenagers.
In the 70's they all had motorbikes, and aspired for driving tests so they could get a car.
By the 80's the motorbikes had gone, but they were still taking driving tests.
By the 90's most were taking driving tests, but not all.
Since the 2000's very few even bother to take driving tests.
In the last five years, I think I can put on one hand the number of the teenagers I deal with that have taken a driving test, and none actually own a car, and possibly never will.