London Electric Vehicle Chargers Proposal.

It always amazes me that so many people in London drive cars. When I last lived there (1982-84) I sold my car within six months as it simply wasn't being used - in fact the buyer had to tow it away as the clutch had rusted up solid through lack of use! But equally as I regularly go there for work and have to commute I have to agree that the public transport infrastructure is at breaking point, plus the annoyance that all transport planning assumes that everyone only wants to get in and out of central London, there's no sensible rail equivalents of the North / South Circular and the M25.


So I'm on both sides of this, London needs electric cars (try living outside for a few years and then going back and you'll immediately realise how polluted the air is, it's not a subtle problem), but it also just needs better public transport so there can be less cars - then on those occasions when driving is essential journeys can be made in a reasonable time and without dangerously raising blood pressure! And of course, a suggested above, meaning that fewer charging points are needed and these can charge at slower rates.


I've just come back from a week in Prague. Trams. They're brilliant. But only work if the roads are wide enough, which in London they sadly aren't (which I guess is why they died out there).


Cheers,


Andy

It always amazes me that so many people in London drive cars. When I last lived there (1982-84) I sold my car within six months as it simply wasn't being used - in fact the buyer had to tow it away as the clutch had rusted up solid through lack of use! But equally as I regularly go there for work and have to commute I have to agree that the public transport infrastructure is at breaking point, plus the annoyance that all transport planning assumes that everyone only wants to get in and out of central London, there's no sensible rail equivalents of the North / South Circular and the M25.


So I'm on both sides of this, London needs electric cars (try living outside for a few years and then going back and you'll immediately realise how polluted the air is, it's not a subtle problem), but it also just needs better public transport so there can be less cars - then on those occasions when driving is essential journeys can be made in a reasonable time and without dangerously raising blood pressure! And of course, a suggested above, meaning that fewer charging points are needed and these can charge at slower rates.


I've just come back from a week in Prague. Trams. They're brilliant. But only work if the roads are wide enough, which in London they sadly aren't (which I guess is why they died out there).


Cheers,


Andy