Comment on New cars bought in the UK must be zero emission by 2035

hdnsmbt@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  2030 would be an election year as were 2035 I don’t think they’d want to push it back on an election year.

  Anyway by the time 2035 rolls around a lot of cars will probably be electric already and it’ll be less of an issue.

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  • KumaLumaJuma@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Depends on whether or not there is a snap election this year…

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m fairly sure that even if there’s a snap election this year the election after that will be in 2030. I’ll just hand the government a few extra months of power it doesn’t calculate forward from the last election it’s just every 5 years regardless of what else is going on.

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      • KumaLumaJuma@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        A parliament has a maximum term of 5 years. Any change to the date of the next election will have a direct impact on the latest date of the next election.

        www.parliament.uk/about/how/…/general/

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  • hdnsmbt@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not sure I agree. Drivers are a significant voting bloc in any election. It’ll always pay off to placate them.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But this is a future election that won’t occur for over a decade. People are quite sensitive about environmental issues already, and that’s going to only increase over the next 11 years.

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      • hdnsmbt@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        2030 is only six years away. Watch drivers lose all sensitivity about the environment when they are required to buy a more expensive car that doesn’t go as far as their old one and is way less convenient on long distances. I believe you’re a bit optimistic about people’s willingness to change. Everyone is all for saving the environment until they have to personally chip in.

        Plus, you know, lobbies. Executives might lose money. Money!! Absolutely can’t have that.

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