The first electric car was built 130 years ago and can reach a dizzying speed of 14 mph. For a while, it seemed that there would be a real VHS-Betamax-style war between electric cars and the internal combustion engine (ICE), but the cost of height, the lowest speed and the low diversity of the first electric cars gave victory. . choice of gasoline.
We now know that this has been of great human and environmental cost. In addition to contributing to emerging global temperatures and climate change, air pollutants are a huge public health hazard, contributing to 36,000 premature deaths in the UK year.
The shipping industry is the largest contributor to UK greenhouse fuel emissions, and petrol and diesel cars account for 90% of the industry’s emissions. Switching to electric cars is important to protect our environment and our health.
It will also affect our public finances. In 2017, fitness situations caused by air pollutants charged the NHS with 157 million pounds; This figure is expected to be successful at 18.6 billion pounds by 2035 if no action is taken.
During this Parliament, we will build at least one million new homes. It is imperative that those have charging problems for electric cars or, where this is not possible, that developers finance charging systems on the road. That’s more than a thousand pounds less expensive than modernizing them once ICE cars are eliminated. There is also the factor of car car parks and highway service stations. Supermarkets and giant advertising parks make the most of their default electric power slots and the government encourages them to do so.
Even before the coronavirus, the labor market had begun to undergo major adjustments as new technologies for automation, knowledge analysis and cellular connectivity began to revolutionize the paints and skills required.
Investment in the deployment of electric cars and related infrastructure gives the UK the opportunity to make progress by creating green learning in spaces such as battery technology. We also created Zero Carbon academies, in strategic locations across the country, where the government seeks to build investments and opportunities for local communities. Ministers also inspire the personal sector’s investment in the electric vehicle supply chain, building on established precedents through the price infrastructure investment fund.
Finally, we will need to take into account the Parkinson’s Disease Act, which states that the paintings are expanding to occupy the time available, and to advance the purpose of phasing out ICE cars from 2035 to 2030, the date advised through the Climate Change Committee. The automotive industry has been heavily affected by COVID-19. As the industry recovers, you’ll need to look long-term instead of returning to a replaced model. This is an exclusive opportunity to exceed expectations. This will be in line with the customer’s call. In the UK, new petrol and diesel registrations fell by more than 60% compared to last year, but demand for electric cars rose to 21.5% in May 2019.
The argument that this transition is too fast is defeatist and simply false. The pandemic has shown us everything we can achieve in no time if we have to. Just ten years ago, electric cars were considered a niche and a joke. Who can forget Jeremy Clarkson’s time by denouncing electric cars and making fun of their autonomy and price? With the latest offerings from Tesla, Nissan, Honda, Jaguar and others, no one laughs now.
After more than a century on the road, our automotive industry is lagging behind for a technical inspection. It will require a radical rewiring of infrastructure and an absolutely new engine, and this time, let’s move on to electric.
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