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    Posted: 28 May 21 at 7:05pm
Originally posted by 423zero


Did I not know at some point you would have had a Porsche  Cool


Which frequently found itself stuck behind caravaners who love nothing more than to travel in pairs creating veritable road trains of frustrated owners of vehicles not towing caravans.

Seriously that sort of intel you should keep to yourself in polite society.
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My caravans shipping length is 23 ft 7" attached to a Vauxhall Insignia estate (2 litre diesel), so a substantial combination, will be causing havoc with it tomorrow, large top box and kayak plus surf board on the roof, four bikes on a rack that fits between hitch and bracket, that's what I need an electric car to do.
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As long as you never need to go to Bristol.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-50292596

I can miss a couple of sailing events in venues that are likely to become clean air venues. Most sailing clubs are in rural locations where this is not going to happen for the next ten years.

You only drive when going to sailing events? I use the same car to get to work, cinema, hospital, restaurants etc.   In normal times anyway.


I live in Cumbria so nearest city is 50 miles away and not a big city at that. Very few cities are going to charge people for passing by on motorways etc. Most cities if you want to visit them have good park and ride facilities. This is the rub for rural residents in that we would have to buy a 40-100k electric vehicle to get a workable range. Essentially the electric revolution is not great for those who arguably need their cars the most as they have no other options.

Tell me about it! I live in a rural area near Bristol and work in Cumbria.
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Maybe we will all have to go back to living within horse and cart distance of work? And holidays by train?

Sounds idilic and dreadful at the same time.
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Fill London's streets with horses again and everyone would be demanding the return of diesel bueses, to reduce the polution!
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Fill London's streets with horses again and everyone would be demanding the return of diesel bueses, to reduce the polution!


Horses? All that muck would be good for the rose growers. I've even heard that people put it on their rhubarb!..........each to their own I suppose, I prefer custard. 
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Octavia 1.4 TSI estate. Derby to Carnac with two Javelins, three bikes, lots of camping kit and three big blokes. No problem. Only got 30mpg tho. Those 1.4 engines are a bit gutless at low revs, but they'll do the job.
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Trains will need a radical overhaul, apart from being packed they are too expensive, before covid I used to fly from Birmingham to Darlington for a quarter of the price of the train.
Hydrogen and flow batteries are the future, Sci-fi is hoping for mini reactors powering flying personal vehicles.
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Originally posted by 423zero

Trains will need a radical overhaul, apart from being packed they are too expensive, before covid I used to fly from Birmingham to Darlington for a quarter of the price of the train.
Hydrogen and flow batteries are the future, Sci-fi is hoping for mini reactors powering flying personal vehicles.


as usual the   the apples and oranges  comparison of  train fares vs  flight pirces 
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Needs looking at, electric train with average life span of 30 years carrying hundreds of people, should be cheaper.
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