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U.K. Lawmakers Call for Ban on Traditional Cars in 14 Years

by PeOe on 10/19/18, 8:05 AM with 2 comments

• by anoncoward111 on 10/19/18, 8:29 AM

  Legitimately sickening. Now that cars are just barely affordable to most consumers, it's time to completely ban them from the streets so we can sell them our new electric cars.

  So say the car companies.

  I am extremely concerned about the environment, but I am of the opinion that carbon can be removed from the atmosphere as the first approach. Besides, cows are a massive producer of greenhouse gases, comparable to manufacturing and personal transport.

  It's funny how none of the car companies cared about environmental sustainability until people started buying low-margin vehicles???

• by CitizenTekk on 10/19/18, 8:17 AM

  I still think it would be impossible to totally eradicate the banning of traditional cars even in 2050 as it is still the main point of commerce of most part of Britain. I'm sure most fortune 500 automotive company will try to hinder this kind of law as they are still relevant in country's profit and they are developing new model of combustible cars.I believe a much cooperation with fuel powered automotive is the key and let them consider developing electric car should be an agenda first, before banning fuel cars.