I'd like to see new cities being built that don't have sidestreets but instead rely on an efficient layout of highways and parking lots, rail, and pedestrian paths
I don't know how it will be made accessible for emergency vehicles but that's for the civil engineers to work out
We need to leave the EU and their shitty rules and suggestions.
[QUOTE=AaRoNg11;28861865]In other news, scientists from the UK have invented a new "rectangular banana". More at 10.[/QUOTE]
After learning of the UK's new rectangular banana, the Australian government has moved to ban bananas.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28862924]I want spherical bananas. Those would be hilariously annoying.[/QUOTE]
I would love that. You could eat it like an apple.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;28864690]I stand in the middle ground.
What would be more appropriate would be to boost up public transport systems, therefore creating more jobs, but at the same time make it so cars have alternative fuels. For example... Semi-Trucks. Remake those big boys with a different fuel source, and you'll be set for life.[/QUOTE]
rtfa
they want to ban gas and diesel cars from cities, meaning electric and hydrogen cars are a-ok
sounds like a good idea to me
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[QUOTE=chewgo;28864278]Electric cars still have plenty of problems. Want to drive more than 100 or so miles? Sorry, you've gotta stop and let it charge for a few hours every 100 miles.[/QUOTE]
in 39 years will they still have these problems?
and most people who drive in cities don't drive 100 miles a day
[QUOTE=Treybuchet;28861941]BP
[b]B[/b]ritish [b]P[/b]etroleum[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Coffee]Actually they're just called BP which now stands for Beyond Petroleum.[/QUOTE]
Wow, people are pretty misinformed, Trey is [url=http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_the_fuel_company_BP_stand_for]completely right.[/url]
it's a myth that the company's name is Beyond Petroleum, because that's one of their slogans.
[QUOTE=teh pirate;28861611]I don't agree with any resolutions like this. This would render a lot of classic cars illegal and if you modified them to fit standards they'd lose a lot of their classic image.[/QUOTE]
grandfather clause
[QUOTE=Rubs10;28862592]Why did you phrase the title like that.[/QUOTE]
It's called clickbait.
This is actually a decent idea, so long as classic cars can still be used with a permit, because I doubt we'll have enough petrol by then to keep using it at the rate we currently use it in 2050.
Misleading title, they only want to banned oil-based cars to support innovation of electric vehicles.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;28869044]Misleading title, they only want to banned oil-based cars to support innovation of electric vehicles.[/QUOTE]
and they don't want to ban them, just tax them heavily and incentivize other vehicles
fail title
The EU really is a burden on the UK.
They don't even need this law, imo. Fuel already costs a lot in Europe, in 2050 I'd suspect only wealthy people will be able to drive "conventionally fuelled" vehicles, and they can afford the fancy hybrids that produce incredibly small amounts of emissions and get great mileage.
I don't think I will be personally able to afford a car past 2020.
People will take pollution seriously when it starts to damage their wallet.
Stop being lazy and ride a bicycle or use public transportation.
To be honest, I think we'll run out of oil by 2050.
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Also, fuel prices are sky-high right now.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28864962]I'd like to see new cities being built that don't have sidestreets but instead rely on an efficient layout of highways and parking lots, rail, and pedestrian paths
I don't know how it will be made accessible for emergency vehicles but that's for the civil engineers to work out[/QUOTE]
Not to mention that a more natural capital cities would sound pretty fucking sweet to me, because obviously it's just not the cars.
But kinda futuristic thinking
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[QUOTE=VistaPOWA;28869601]Stop being lazy and ride a bicycle or use public transportation.
To be honest, I think we'll run out of oil by 2050.
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Also, fuel prices are sky-high right now.[/QUOTE]
Oh there is a whole lot of oil left. Basically oil that is unreachable as of now.
It's a matter of how efficiently you use it, for the future (and for the lack of oil in future)
[QUOTE=RubberFruit;28862799]Go ahead, nuke my country, I'm all good with it.[/QUOTE]
"come at me bro"
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;28867260]rtfa
they want to ban gas and diesel cars from cities, meaning electric and hydrogen cars are a-ok
sounds like a good idea to me
[/QUOTE]
And what about cargo loaders(semi-trucks/food trucks), and such? They can't run on eletric/hydrogen, and I stand that ground until you can prove me otherwise.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;28870742]And what about cargo loaders(semi-trucks/food trucks), and such? They can't run on eletric/hydrogen, and I stand that ground until you can prove me otherwise.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f1AlrG8gVU[/media]
When Nuclear cars are introduced
:foxnews: Terrorists get hold of nuclear materials, heroic US soldiers enter arab country, more at 10 :foxnews:
Honestly, why get a car. You can cover the same distance in a city, with a bicycle, with the same amount of ease and probably even faster since you don't have to follow some laws. Plus, you can get those abs.
I mean, why the hell should you get a car and drive it in the city, it's already crammed with cars, sometimes making a car itself useless, just get a bike, saves loads of money.
[QUOTE=Oblivious1;28871072]Honestly, why get a car. You can cover the same distance in a city, with a bicycle, with the same amount of ease and probably even faster since you don't have to follow some laws. Plus, you can get those abs.
I mean, why the hell should you get a car and drive it in the city, it's already crammed with cars, sometimes making a car itself useless, just get a bike, saves loads of money.[/QUOTE]
Cars can have reasons why they're better, and I live in the suburbs. Bike and snow may end bad.
So, if what i've already read of this story is correct...
EU commission proposes to phase out cars in city centres. Something which some UK towns have already begun doing might I add.
The UK transport minister quite rightly points out that that should be up to individual towns, something assured by the Maastricht Treaty under the principle of Subsidiarity.
So... normal politics then. Hardly a case of the entire EU being "Completeley CRAZY!" really, just the commission overstepping it's mark as always.
As for the BP being British thing, the headquarters of British American Tobacco is based in the channel islands for tax reasons (i've been there, they have 5 employees), so the location of a headquarters means nothing.
[QUOTE=J!NX;28871162]Cars can have reasons why they're better, and I live in the suburbs. Bike and snow may end bad.[/QUOTE]
Which is why the EU wants to replace commutes by car with trains... Still obviously less convenient than cars though, no perfect solution.
Also expensive, no way everyone would get a rail link.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;28870762][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f1AlrG8gVU[/media][/QUOTE]
Well fuck. I've been proven wrong.
Still, I would like to see an eletric/hydro truck be able to cross the country, and not take.... 5-7 hours to Recharge. I'm not saying its bad or anything, but five to seven hours to recharge is terrible for anything outside your standard around the port trip.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;28871338]Well fuck. I've been proven wrong.
Still, I would like to see an eletric/hydro truck be able to cross the country, and not take.... 5-7 hours to Recharge. I'm not saying its bad or anything, but five to seven hours to recharge is terrible for anything outside your standard around the port trip.[/QUOTE]
I saw a thread about faster batteries or something like that, hopefully these innovations will revolutionize the current stages of the electric car. Gas stations would start carrying some sort of universal charging pump that would take under 10 minutes. The world would change overnight.
[QUOTE=teh pirate;28861611]I don't agree with any resolutions like this. This would render a lot of classic cars illegal and if you modified them to fit standards they'd lose a lot of their classic image.[/QUOTE]
What the fuck? This is very retarded.
So if a classic car was emitting nuclear waste, you'd want it to stay on road because it's classic?
You sir, need a punch to the face. Durr classic.
Just a headsup for anyone going "hurr BP is British Petroleum", they're not called that anymore nor are they allowed to be called that. There's strict English laws (yep, we dictate the use of the word "British" :v:) and you have to adhere to certain rules and regulations to be able to have that in your name. It's the same as BT in the UK. They [I]were[/I] British Telecom, however they had to change their name after they started changing their business practises.
Another example is the Robinsons drink in the UK. It's allowed to have the royal seal on their packaging as they follow strict regulation on how it's produced and distributed etc.
to shift from road to rail.
Well if that's in the UK then we'd be fucked since the trails don't seem to be able to run on time.
For those who didn't read:
The EU isn't trying to ban cars, only those fuelled by diesel or benzine.
There are many alternatives like:
-Electric cars, the car itself doesn't polute as much but still needs to be recharged long, andto create the power to charge it is poluting too (unless green energy like solar panels).
-Compressed air cars, they testing this in france at the moment, it can't drive as long, but it's filled within a minute, still compressing the air requires power (green energy like above).
And by 2050 gas prices are going to be more expensive then a meal.
[QUOTE=ToXiCsoldier;28871526]
And by 2050 gas prices are going to be more expensive then a meal.[/QUOTE]
They already are.
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