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its not a "lets not bother" view, its let not put all our hopes and dreams in one basket. there's a place for EV, just as theres a place for continuing use of ICE, and other solutions.

not really short sighted, a reflection of reality rather than hope. we could generate all the power needed in the UK if various conditions are met, large scale roll out of wind, solar, hydro, and huge energy storage to support it. the vision of all-renewable all-electric ignores that to replace...

this is the Elon Musk vision, and as nice as it is, its not practical. for a start it does require increasing generation capacity, because all the energy from petrol/diesel has to be sourced from somewhere. Musks idea is to lean on solar, great for Australia or California or even the Med, not...

yes, this is the problem. we use more energy in transport than we do electricity, so we have to generate an awful lot more electric (and to replace gas remember). fast charging makes adds complications as more current is needed, so you cant just plug into the normal mains. Eons response is from...

what infrastructure is this though? its not just power points needed but power too, sufficent uprating of domestic supply to support fast charging. its not really feasible and doesnt solve these core problems, which hybrids do.

hybrids are the future, not all-electric. the problems of range and recharging go away, benefits of lower emissions remain, albeit reduced. well tuned diesels powering indirect electric drive would probably best compromise, but diesel has got a dirty name now.