Except an old and inefficient engine will be absolutely awful for the planet and local air. To a point, though, I have to agree. There’s little sense scrapping a 3 year old petrol for an EV, it’s hard to justify at 8 or 9 years old but by the time you get to 15 and the engine is getting a bit ‘Trigger’s broom’ and somewhat inefficient, the justification is much, much easier.
That would mean no classic cars allowed on the roads, Yes cars have gotten alot better, Especially with lead taken out of the fuel and rare alot safer and rust free for longer, but then there’s the size of the engines to consider also. It’s not so black and white as many makeout. Take the nonsense of them closing certain roads and making you drive 3 times the distance to get to your destination and causing more congestion along those routes. It’s all designed IMO to make driving a car so painful you don’t want to do it and lets not forget those restrictions also apply to EV’s, as do the lower enviromental speed limits of 50mph on a motorway or 20mph all over london. Not that many older cars are really on the roads it’s all a scam and to push us in the direction they have decided we must go to save the planet and charge us all more. Everything done so far has made no difference at all and levels still are growing. Net zero I am sure means us having net zero.
I’m pretty sure a scrappage scheme would be voluntary but if demand for petrol/diesel dwindles into 2050, it’ll become naturally harder to own a classic. Technology is helping and, to some extent, vehicles are being demonised as a core problem (alongside meat). I’m pretty sure the long term solution is a return to the commute of 200 years ago OR an abandoning of offices entirely and only employees who are needed in a specific point will be allowed to travel everyday for work (both of which are a very long way away from now). What is pressing is the need to reduce certain emissions and their impact on the atmosphere before we all cook and the world population is violently reduced.
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