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Written by Craig Jamieson
We"re going to try something a little different with this one instead of just reporting, or voicing our opinions, we"re going to ask you a lot of questions, none of which are rhetorical. We"re genuinely wondering what you make of this, so please forgive this barrage of enquiry. Ready? Let"s begin. So, by now you"ve probably heard the news France is banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040. At first glance, this looks pretty revolutionary. But is it? Considering how quickly electric cars have advanced in both technology and sales share, will there even be all that many dino-juicers left on the new car market? Volvo"s already said that all of its new cars will be electrified and Tesla literally can"t build its electric cars soon enough for its customers. And, in case you forgot, the top echelon of performance cars and the top tiers of motorsport rely on electric motors. By 2040, and we"re genuinely asking, how many regular road cars do you think will have a petrol or diesel engine as anything more than a battery range extender, if at all?Okay, let"s move past how much of an effect the ban will actually have and on to the reasons behind it. And form your own opinions there as you see fit. But first, we are obliged to recognise that cars produce gaseous and solid particulate compounds that have an adverse effect on the health and wellbeing of humans and the environment in which they reside. And we"d just as soon go without air pollution, if it"s all the same to everyone. Take London, for instance no one here wants to breathe in smog and soot; it"s just one of those facts of life that we have to put up with at the moment, like the 40 C temperatures on the Central line in summer and absurdly loud emergency service sirens. We"d gladly have cleaner air, cooler tube cars and ambulances that don"t pierce our eardrums when they wail by.
Date written: 7 Jul 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8409
We"re going to try something a little different with this one instead of just reporting, or voicing our opinions, we"re going to ask you a lot of questions, none of which are rhetorical. We"re genuinely wondering what you make of this, so please forgive this barrage of enquiry. Ready? Let"s begin. So, by now you"ve probably heard the news France is banning the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040. At first glance, this looks pretty revolutionary. But is it? Considering how quickly electric cars have advanced in both technology and sales share, will there even be all that many dino-juicers left on the new car market? Volvo"s already said that all of its new cars will be electrified and Tesla literally can"t build its electric cars soon enough for its customers. And, in case you forgot, the top echelon of performance cars and the top tiers of motorsport rely on electric motors. By 2040, and we"re genuinely asking, how many regular road cars do you think will have a petrol or diesel engine as anything more than a battery range extender, if at all?Okay, let"s move past how much of an effect the ban will actually have and on to the reasons behind it. And form your own opinions there as you see fit. But first, we are obliged to recognise that cars produce gaseous and solid particulate compounds that have an adverse effect on the health and wellbeing of humans and the environment in which they reside. And we"d just as soon go without air pollution, if it"s all the same to everyone. Take London, for instance no one here wants to breathe in smog and soot; it"s just one of those facts of life that we have to put up with at the moment, like the 40 C temperatures on the Central line in summer and absurdly loud emergency service sirens. We"d gladly have cleaner air, cooler tube cars and ambulances that don"t pierce our eardrums when they wail by.
Date written: 7 Jul 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 8409
