On Oct 22, 5:33*pm, "Chris.B" wrote:

I'd buy an electric car like a shot if one was available. But not some
bloated overweight 20th century car designed for high speed with 5
people and a heavy engine and gearbox. Nor some pressed steel box with
the engine taken out and a lead/acid battery pack and washing machine
motor fitted. The electric car could be made very much lighter like
the Austin 7 of the 1930s. Half the weight of the Ford T and much
smaller because the roads were better in Europe. *Modern roads are no
problem for a small, light, electric car with modern suspension and
disk brakes.More of a 4 wheel motorcycle design with a lightweight
body and independent suspension built deliberately for only two adults
with all the weight saving that offers. Recharge
with wind/solar renewables for a CO2 neutral transport system that
still provides the shelter, the comfort and total freedom of choice
and movement of a car.

The same radio programme indicated that the Earth went from an ice age
to a warm climate in only one year 11k years ago. 6-12 degrees CGlobaltemperature change in a matter of a few short years. Multiple
Greenland ice cores suggest that theglobalwind patterns completely
reversed carrying warm air northwards to the huge ice cap which spread
as far south as France. See Nature and Science magazines for
corroborating evidence from multiple sources and teams from completely
different disciplines publishing by sheer coincidence in the same
month. The climate seems to have been remarkably stable until man-madewarmingupset the system. Now any sudden changes change would be
superimposed on top of the damage we've already done with still
virtually no political willingness to change our habits. There may
still be hope in the recession forcing a major rethink on how we treat
our planet. Let's learn from our mistakes.