Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Morgans spotted on the BBC tonight

Just watching that programme on Electric Cars on the Beeb tonight

Very good although I fell into the deliberate trap of screaming at the TV early on in the programme when the presenter was waxing lyrical about how much better a converted old classic was to its previous ICE’d incarnation

I calmed down when they came back later in the programme about huge problems in battery technology, weight and delivery of infrastructure

Anyway, I digress

When one of the presenters drove in a 68 E type running on synthetic fuel on a race track there were two Morgans in the background, one coming in after a lap and one just going out.

That’s all!

Wasn’t worth posting or reading really was it?

Back to watch the remaining 10 mins

It is good though if you missed it. Catch it on iPlayer

Which one, Stewart? The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Electric Car on BBC2 at 7.00pm or What They Really Mean for You - Electric Cars on BBC1 at 8:00pm? (Not a brilliant piece of scheduling by the BBC).

I didn't watch either, I went for a repeat of a Midsomer Murders from 2003 - lots of old Rovers and a Citroen 2CV. The only EV was a milk float!

They also failed to mention that approximately two thirds of a cars total carbon footprint in it’s entire life is just in it’s manufacture

So theoretically if we want to cut carbon emissions properly we need to stop making cars of any description

Now that’s a good argument to keep and run an old fuel burning classic!

What are the most environmentally friendly cars?
The ones that already exist.

I’d have an EV if they were cheaper to buy. That up front cost is the big problem. An EV with decent range would fit virtually all our needs as home charging is the cheapest anyway. Our longest drives are nearly all in the Morgan.
Another puzzle is why the cars are packed with power draining tech. Electric seats, heated seats, electric windows for a start. But then people expect them as standard! The 2030 deadline will probably be extended as the infrastructure and car cost are going to hold it back.tax changes WILL come in to replace fuel duty. Toll roads, black box pay per mile too.
It will be interesting to see the back pedalling when synthetic fuels and hydrogen are scaled up to commercial levels.
Huge amounts of £££££ for manufacturers to go EV plus infrastructure charging and generation. I wonder how those pro EV politicians will change their views? There is a lot of following the eco route image they take but silence on realities.