Tax, the future, emissions etc

[CaptainSensible]

Storm in a teacup, stop fretting.

The government won't make ICE cars more expensive to run after 2030. New electric cars are expensive to buy, so it would be punishing those on lower incomes who can't afford new cars which will be politically unpopular.

They with be far more concerned about how they tax electric cars to replace all that fuel duty they are no longer receiving.

Most cars have about a 20 year lifespan so regardless there will be virtually no ICE cars on the road by 2050.

Those that are will be cherished as classics and no one will care about emissions.

So stop worrying and enjoying that V8.

EDIT: Just to add there seems to be a common misconception that from 1 Jan 2030 all ICE cars will be banned from the road. Which is totally wrong. You just won't be able to buy new ones any more.

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[V8_MOTOR]

lol id sooner be setting myself up to leave the UK in 5 years and take the car with me than to give up on it lol

 

[Vlad Soare]

lol id sooner be setting myself up to leave the UK in 5 years and take the car with me than to give up on it lol

The problem is, you'd have to switch to right-hand traffic. Unless you were willing to move to the other side of the world, that is.

 

[V8_MOTOR]

The problem is, you'd have to switch to right-hand traffic. Unless you were willing to move to the other side of the world, that is.

NZ, they would happily take a Chartered Civil Engineer. Plus its beautiful and has everything britain does minus the politicians.

 

[hinch]

NZ, they would happily take a Chartered Civil Engineer. Plus its beautiful and has everything britain does minus the politicians.

hah yep think i'm buying a place in Florida next year in preparation

 

[Kristian87]

NZ, they would happily take a Chartered Civil Engineer. Plus its beautiful and has everything britain does minus the politicians.

Can i come? Does seem like paradise over there. They’ve done the covid thing right too

 

[raptor17GT]

Japan could be a shout too. Much motoring goodness there

 

[Supersolo]

They’ve done the covid thing right too

Seems that way.

Covid19 loves to travel, err, so stop that for a while.
Obviously that is too difficult for the U.K. Government halfwits to understand!
Close the borders, defeat the outbreak.

 

[raptor17GT]

Seems that way.

Covid19 loves to travel, err, so stop that for a while.
Obviously that is too difficult for the U.K. Government halfwits to understand!
Close the borders, defeat the outbreak.

seems such a simple concept but aye we've just not grasped it. Bit like making up rules for areas but then policing by consent instead of the law. Hopefully the craziness will be over soon and we can get back to the proper normal.

Ban kids, that'll solve the human emissions problem and save the planet.

 

[Chappers]

I've seen a company in Ireland have developed an Electrification conversion kit I think they converted a BMW 3 series or something for £900 as a DIY kit

 

[Gregs24]

I've seen a company in Ireland have developed an Electrification conversion kit I think they converted a BMW 3 series or something for £900 as a DIY kit

That will have a VERY small battery for £900. I suspect that is the cost of conversion excluding parts. A company in the UK is doing a similar thing

Classic_Mini_Kit.pdf (swindonpowertrain.com)

 

[Chappers]

That will have a VERY small battery for £900. I suspect that is the cost of conversion excluding parts. A company in the UK is doing a similar thing

Classic_Mini_Kit.pdf (swindonpowertrain.com)

Yeah for sure, but if you want to spend £7k on a supercharger then in future this might be spent on Electrification instead haha

 

[Kristian87]

I've seen a company in Ireland have developed an Electrification conversion kit I think they converted a BMW 3 series or something for £900 as a DIY kit

Stumbled on the concept of a V8 shaped electric crate motor a while back. If I ever fulfill my dream of restoring a classic (most likely a 50's pickup) I'd give that some serious thought;

https://electricgt.com/builds/e-stang/

 

[Supersolo]

There seems to be an emerging, electro-retro, conversion scene.

 

[v8hgt]

I like that MG resto mod. It makes sense in the sort of car that does short distances. However, the guy that made it sounds Geordie. And he had the idea during a MG road trip to Bath which is 307 miles or 5.5 hrs in an MGB from Newcastle. Let’s assume he stayed in a hotel with charge facilities over night. So not including the initial home or overnight hotel charge, That’s 11 hrs on the road in a petrol MGB about 32 hrs on the road in the electric one. I suspect if he does the same road trip again he will take his petrol MGB for it.

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