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    Doesn’t your Lexus hybrid have a propulsion battery, and how did the car get from Japan to Britain, and doesn’t the production of petrol...
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    In the case of transport, it is beyond doubt and certainly not a myth, that EV's are significantly more energy efficient than any...
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    Sorry but your first sentence confuses me. I never mentioned decarbonisation of the grid by 2030 in post #93, but I think you have...
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    Tobes reacted to otherclive's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    You have not read the links in my above posts. The UK is legally obligated to achieve nett zero by 2050. Why you chose 2030 is beyond...
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    I cannot see why there’s so much emotion wrt the target to achieve nett zero. For nearly 20 years our legislation has bound us to a 2050...
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    Tobes reacted to ProfJohnL's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    Why do you think "net zero" is nonsense and "wild and unattainable? Net zero may be difficult but its not impossible. Its...
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    I agree that you should question claims made about climate change, and I have often cited that how what has become the common...
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    Tobes reacted to ProfJohnL's post in the thread Air pollution? with Like Like.
    As OC has suggested, the problem is the unnecessary release of CO2, rather than the capture and securing of it. Before the dawn of...
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    Bit late to the party, in June 2020 we had our first PHEV we charged up off peak at night at 5 pence kWH our running cost dropped...
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    They have both types Agreed that the climate has been changing, colder or warmer under natural changes, since time immemorial. If you...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    You are of course referring to the combustion engine, which is being phased out from 2030, which has escalating fuel costs, and is...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    So pay extra for a new EV or second hand EV priced much lower than the ICE equivalent? Which is it? You are suggesting they are both...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    NET zero carbon. Not, zero carbon. These are not the same thing. Yes, they do, but too much and they die too. Same with humans. We need...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    There are two "ifs" there - neither of which need apply. When buying a car, you have a budget, you look inside that budget to see what...
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    Tobes replied to the thread Air pollution?.
    Indeed - 2nd cars have the problem of "diminishing returns". If you don't need a 2nd car to support simultaneous trips, you need to...