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Electricity
doesn't grow on trees!
Martin Evans and his father enjoy their MGBGTV8 which he says has
just reached 51,000 miles on Wednesday, being only the second time
it has been out this year.
He supports the philosophy
and practice of "Durable Car Ownership" and is keen to see
classic cars continuing to run on the roads. He adds "Im afraid
I lean more
to the Charles Ware point of view".
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MGBGTV8
and Midget enthusiast, Martin Evans, has been in touch to see
if we have any idea how many MGV8s are still one the road and
in storage - the simple answer is we don't know, but the numbers
registered with the V8 Database suggest a high proporttion are
there. The stats released by DVLA are muddled as they don't
seem to distinguish between MGBs and MGBGTV8s or RV8s.
But on the topic of petrol driven cars, and particularly
MGs which both Martin and his father enjoy, Martin says "we
are told that getting rid of the exhaust pipe is the answer
to our traffic emissions problems, as if that is the sole source
of pollution from a car. It's a case of out of sight, out of
mind. Attached is an edited email of mine, that was published
in Practical Classics".
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Martin finds the case for electric cars is more complex and
less clear than many enthusing over them might claim. Electric
cars have become a real status symbol and promotional material
for an SUV highlights one of the selling points is “You
can sit above other vehicles on the road”. What a justification
for an SUV. Hydrogen fuelled cars may become an real alternative
because they could retain the “stop-fill-go”
mentality for drivers rather than "plan ahead-stop &
charge-go” mentality needed for electric cars on medium
to long trips.. |
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