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Sorry Worthing, I'm seizing your car. Citizens may now only use government provided electric vehicles, with which you can make 5 journeys of under 10 miles, and 2 journeys of up to 20 miles per year. All other trips must be done on foot, by bicycle or on public transport. It may take the great...

What you want to do and what you need to do aren't the same.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/08/fact-check-why-rowan-atkinson-is-wrong-about-electric-vehicles "In a widely shared comment piece for the Guardian, comedian Rowan Atkinson said he felt “duped” by the green claims about electric vehicles (EVs). In support of his contention...

Driving was a choice, not something that needed to be done. Of course people are free to make the choices they see fit. However, they should perhaps consider how it affects other people and the planet too. The problem, as I see it, is that for many the car is the default option. I was the...

They would. But better still it would be if people could learn to shun the car altogether and walk or cycle when possible.

Here's an example. My partner arranged to walk to a work meeting with a friend the other day, with their destination a little over 20 minutes away. On the day they met up at the agreed time and her friend said she was going to drive instead as it was a bit far. Seems unnecessary to me when the...

If you have time, would you mind correcting any falsehoods?

Interesting piece by Rowan Atkisnon on Electric cars https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson