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The future for oil?
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostIf everyone who currently uses internal combustion switched to electric in my area, we'd need a charging point every ten feet or so on virtually every road in the borough. Nice idea, but not practical I'm afraid.When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThat's what they say about Fusion power.
I doubt whether the problems are surmountable, you're fighting "basic physics".Comment
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Forget charging points on motorway services, they can provide electricity overhead on motorways like how a dodgem car works.
Though they'll go with the under tarmac induction method just so they can spend another decade with roadworks all over the place when they've finished the 'smart' motorways.Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep moving on.Comment
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Originally posted by Guesstimator View PostYou're not expected to have a car.
The future doesn't lie with people having their own cars but you calling one and it self driving to your house then to wherever you want to go.
TaaS like the report says...like CityCar or ZipCar or whatever they're called but times a gazillion.
There'll be a lot of resistance but tbh I think it makes a lot of sense across the board.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by TestMangler View PostAnd there will be no Polish builders or sparkies to put them in.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostNow that will need a whole different mindset. Insurance, for example, will be a minefield. If your self driving car crashes, how do you prove it wasn't your fault for insurance purposes? I don't think any of this has even been considered.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostYou won't own the car. The current calculations are that it will be cheaper to use a car on demand than it will be to fill a car with fuel...His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by northernladyuk View PostDo you think there would be any economies of scale if they didn't dig up the road 100k times for each individual charging point, or have you taken that into account with your 10k per point estimate?His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostI hadn't considered that, but it's a very good point.
"I'll be there a week on Tuesday guv, maybe Wednesday, no later that three weeks on Thursday, no not Thursday, the labourer signs on on a Thursday"When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....Comment
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