"Recliner" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Feb 2017 12:31:30 -0000, "tim..."
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"David Cantrell" wrote in message
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On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 06:06:32PM +0000, Neil Williams wrote:
On 2017-01-30 16:59:31 +0000, Recliner said:
The vehicle isn't the interim model.
That kind of hybrid is; the long-term solution is a pure electric
vehicle when battery technology is good enough.

We don't know when it will be good enough.

Ah,

we might not know

but TPTB do

otherwise they wouldn't have put in laws mandating use of 100% emission
free
vehicles by insert some date in, the not to distant, future

If technology hasn't invented new battery technology by then, we will all
be
breaking the law (or only allowed to drive cars with pathetic ranges)

How large is the zone where zero emissions is required?

I wasn't just referring to this law

NL is seriously considering decreeing that no "non zero emissions" cars will
be allowed in the whole of the country from 2025

Other European countries are considering similar restrictions over smaller
area

If it's reasonably small, the PHEV could run with zero emissions
within it, but would be able to use its small petrol engine to
recharge outside it (assuming there aren't enough charging points,
which there should be soon).

and how would you enforce "not using the engine" inside the zone?

It might work with taxis that can have equipment installed to regulate them

but it isn't going to work for every arrival in the city from the rest of
the UK/Europe

tim