New diesel and petrol cars banned from UK roads by 2040, as Government unveils new pollution tax on

[Paul Markham]

New diesel and petrol cars banned from UK roads by 2040, as Government unveils new pollution tax on drivers in busiest areas

Should be sooner. Pollution and reliance on oil is a huge problem.

[Zeiss]

Hm... But hybrid are more expensive, aren’t they?

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by Zeiss

Hm... But hybrid are more expensive, aren?t they?

To buy yes. to run, no.

[Zeiss]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

To buy yes. to run, no.

Point made. Thank you!

[Matyko]

Nice move, all other countries should follow.

[SpicyM]

Fuck UK .. after Brexit, stupid porn restrictions and their gender bullshit, no wonder they come up with this Ecofascist dictate

I wonder if they are going to ban smoking, alcohol and chemicals in food as well... LOL.

[MaDalton]

meanwhile in America

[CrazyMartin]

industry not cars is bigger problem

and what about trucks? only electrical?

[SpicyM]

Originally Posted by CrazyMartin

industry not cars is bigger problem

and what about trucks? only electrical?

Wait for **********ss and crotchless till they finish charging their EVs

[notinmybackyard]

Thankfully it's never going to happen in North America! I can just imagine some poor bastard in the Nunavut looking for a plug.

Originally Posted by CrazyMartin

industry not cars is bigger problem

and what about trucks? only electrical?

Farming is the problem.

[Klen]

It's a long way till 2040 , a lot of things can happen then

[MaDalton]

Hydrogen - created with wind or solar energy - and fuel cells are the solution. Also for trucks. We already have a fuel cell bus here in the city as a real world trial.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by SpicyM

Fuck UK .. after Brexit, stupid porn restrictions and their gender bullshit, no wonder they come up with this Ecofascist dictate

I wonder if they are going to ban smoking, alcohol and chemicals in food as well... LOL.

Trying to save the planet, stopping some children from watching porn, all those stupid things us Brits do.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by CrazyMartin

industry not cars is bigger problem

and what about trucks? only electrical?

So because there's a bigger problem you ignore them all. Great attitude.

Trucks will go electric eventually.

This is the only Earth we have, there is no chance of going to a new planet. We need to look after it. Personally, I think a proper birth control program should go worldwide. We HAVE to cut down on consumption.

[SpicyM]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Trying to save the planet, stopping some children from watching porn, all those stupid things us Brits do.

Then close all your factories.

[MedCash_Miller]

Originally Posted by StefanG

meanwhile in America

literally laughing out loud! man, it really sucks when you're stuck behind one of those diesel muffler-less monsters in traffic

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

New diesel and petrol cars banned from UK roads by 2040, as Government unveils new pollution tax on drivers in busiest areas

Should be sooner. Pollution and reliance on oil is a huge problem.

This is awesome news. I can't wait for something like this to come to Canada.

Originally Posted by StefanG

meanwhile in America

Trump Approved! #MAGA

Originally Posted by SpicyM

Wait for **********ss and crotchless till they finish charging their EVs

You should learn a little science and a little math.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by SpicyM

Then close all your factories.

We shipped most of them to China.

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

We shipped most of them to China.

because you produced shitty quality and were on strike most of the time - why would anyone want to produce under these conditions

classic car enthusiasts until today call British Leyland "British Elend" and Lucas Electronics "the god of darkness"

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by StefanG

because you produced shitty quality and were on strike most of the time - why would anyone want to produce under these conditions

classic car enthusiasts until today call British Leyland "British Elend" and Lucas Electronics "the god of darkness"

No. It's because China makes them for less. Look up German companies moving there.

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by StefanG

because you produced shitty quality and were on strike most of the time - why would anyone want to produce under these conditions

classic car enthusiasts until today call British Leyland "British Elend" and Lucas Electronics "the god of darkness"

German companies in China

EU companies in China.

How will you provide for all those migrants who don't go home. And their children!!!

[Tasty1]

owning a car, so 80's

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

German companies in China

EU companies in China.

How will you provide for all those migrants who don't go home. And their children!!!

Germany has currently the lowest unemployement rate since decades, a growing economy and everybody else is complaining about their trade surplus.

And why should companies not do business in China? It's a giant market, you would be stupid not to do business there. If there is something to complain about, then it's that China forces companies to alway have a chinese cooperation partner that keeps 51% of the joint venture. This would need to change.

And please clarify what you mean by migrants - you mean the Italiens, Spanish, Turks etc that are in Germany since the 1950ies? Or maybe the EU citizens that are free to move within EU countries just like you live in CZ and not in UK? Or the war refugees that have a granted right for asylum until the war in their home country ends? Or those that misuse this right for asylum and are currently weeded out and are being sent back?

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by StefanG

Germany has currently the lowest unemployement rate since decades, a growing economy and everybody else is complaining about their trade surplus.

And why should companies not do business in China? It's a giant market, you would be stupid not to do business there. If there is something to complain about, then it's that China forces companies to alway have a chinese cooperation partner that keeps 51% of the joint venture. This would need to change.

And please clarify what you mean by migrants - you mean the Italiens, Spanish, Turks etc that are in Germany since the 1950ies? Or maybe the EU citizens that are free to move within EU countries just like you live in CZ and not in UK? Or the war refugees that have a granted right for asylum until the war in their home country ends? Or those that misuse this right for asylum and are currently weeded out and are being sent back?

So much for the great EU, the rest of the EU is left behind as Germany continues to dominate.

Nothing will change about China unless China is forced to change.

No, I meant all migrants. The recent millions coming from Asia and Africa.

[MaDalton]

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

So much for the great EU, the rest of the EU is left behind as Germany continues to dominate.

it's not Germanies problem when other countries elect corrupt idiots. what are they supposed to do - stop working so everybody else can catch up?

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

Nothing will change about China unless China is forced to change.

China has changed a lot already because they also need to grow their economy

Originally Posted by Paul Markham

No, I meant all migrants. The recent millions coming from Asia and Africa.

populist bullshit, it's not millions and you cannot throw all of them in one pot. and people with no right to being here are already being deported.

[EddyTheDog]

Originally Posted by 2MuchMark

This is awesome news. I can't wait for something like this to come to Canada.

Isn't that about when we are meant to run out of oil anyway?..

I don't think there be much choice.....

It might be an idea to start looking at classic cars as a long term investment - The petrol heads wont disappear over night...

[mamaliga]

Originally Posted by SpicyM

Fuck UK .. after Brexit, stupid porn restrictions and their gender bullshit, no wonder they come up with this Ecofascist dictate

I wonder if they are going to ban smoking, alcohol and chemicals in food as well... LOL.

alcohol is banned already after 2 PM. You cannot find a single place to buy a beer (unless you chose some fucking gay clubs, thats were you can find). This is emberass.

[wehateporn]

Originally Posted by EddyTheDog

Isn't that about when we are meant to run out of oil anyway?..

Maybe in 2000 years, it was just a way of pushing prices up

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by StefanG

it's not Germanies problem when other countries elect corrupt idiots. what are they supposed to do - stop working so everybody else can catch up?

Irt is if they want to keep the EU. So they can keeop getting workers from Czech, Poland and anywhere else. To hold down wage rises.

It's Germany's problem when the people who are entering the country go on benefits as automation takes their jobs.

It is if Greece needs more money.

China has changed a lot already because they also need to grow their economy

As China's economy rises the rest of the First World falls or stagnates and all the extra benefits go to the top 1%

populist bullshit, it's not millions and you cannot throw all of them in one pot. and people with no right to being here are already being deported.

Yes, it's popular, isn't that what living in a democracy is about?



The returning rate is very low.

Mr de Maiziere said about 55,000 migrants returned home voluntarily last year, compared with 35,000 in 2015. Another 25,000 were forcibly deported.

Good luck with the rest returning.

Now that is Germany's problem. Germany 'spent more than ?20bn on refugees in 2016' as crisis outstrips state budgets That will be an annual bill to cover housing, food, heating, education, healthcare and crime.

Because of the Schengen agreement, the migrants Merkel invited in are free to move around the EU. They went to Sweden, Denmark, France, the UK, etc. Maybe Merkel should have thought of that before inviting them in. Now those countries have the same bills to pay to look after migrants.

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by Zeiss

Hm... But hybrid are more expensive, aren?t they?

the more bought, the less they will cost and the economy levels out. Higher sales, more profits, less costs

[Paul Markham]

Originally Posted by GspotProductions

the more bought, the less they will cost and the economy levels out. Higher sales, more profits, less costs

They cost a lot less to run.

[Sarn]

EU and green energy

[Tasty1]

Originally Posted by StefanG

it's not Germanies problem when other countries elect corrupt idiots. what are they supposed to do - stop working so everybody else can catch up?

Well, it is becoming a problem cause not only Trump is questioning this. Germany is growing, but who pays that price... Who is profiting most from the EU?

"Germany has the world’s largest current account surplus. Germans see it as a sign of how competitive their economy is. Why does the IMF see it as a problem? In your view, what can the government do to reduce the trade surplus?"

For an economy with a rapidly aging population such as Germany’s, it is normal to run a current account surplus. But not as large as the one Germany has been running for the past several years.
Having a large and persistent surplus can be bad for a couple of reasons. First, it can be part of a global problem: if some countries run large persistent surpluses it usually means that other countries are running large persistent deficits. Deficit countries risk running up excessive debt and therefore need to adjust. To help this process, it is only fair for surplus countries to adjust as well. This is particularly the case for countries that belong to a currency union.
Germany: Spend More At Home

So Trump gets more support that is Germany is profiting too much and that there must be a new balance.

[Tasty1]

Originally Posted by Zeiss

Hm... But hybrid are more expensive, aren’t they?

In some countries, the government give you a discount (less tax) if you buy an electric or hybride.

That way the car industry was able to profit from higher sales, while they just put some software in the car to fake greener results like in the German dieselgate scandal. That way the car industry stole billions tax money, pretending their cars where greener than they actualy where. And also put their competition behind if they played a fair game, those cars didn't get tax cuts. No wonder Trump wants to tax those German cars extra now. Also a new complot is getting to surface with german car industry cartels, German ‘car cartel’ conundrum – POLITICO

Cause there came more hybrids in Holland, they stopped the tax cuts for greener cars cause it cost the government too much and only the traditional cars would end up paying for roads.

[poncabare]

not feasible