We have done half that mileage in the same period maybe even less
. Some of us are reducing our car usage quite a bit 
, that’s the key not what you drive !
Are we being forced to go electric?
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. Some of us are reducing our car usage quite a bit , that’s the key not what you drive !I agree, but we need to take our kids to school. By far the better option to use an EV.We have done half that mileage in the same period maybe even less
Can they not walkI agree, but we need to take our kids to school. By far the better option to use an EV.
figbat
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My EV does the school run exclusively now - the petrol car we also have sits idle for long periods until it is needed for longer journeys, larger capacity, shifting loads (bicycles, caravan etc) and/or separate concurrent journeys. The school is 8 miles away, so a bit too far to walk and there is no safe cycling route (even if the kids were up for that, which they're not).Can they not walk
Can they not walk
They can walk, but it would make an African's kids school walk seem like a 5 min stroll
They'd arrive after school had finished. Reminds me when I used to work 25hours a day, get up before I went to bed Monty sketch
cougie uk
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They can walk, but it would make an African's kids school walk seem like a 5 min stroll
They'd arrive after school had finished. Reminds me when I used to work 25hours a day, get up before I went to bed Monty sketch
We need to think about this in the future - if the kids are to have a future. Local jobs, local schools. I loved my walks to school - well tbh the walks HOME were better - but making a rod for our own backs so we need to have a car to take the kids to school, and then need a job to pay for the car that takes the kids to school etc....
No housing estates should be built unless they have bike paths to schools/shops.
Alex321
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When I was a kid, the "school run" simply didn't exist.They can walk, but it would make an African's kids school walk seem like a 5 min stroll
They'd arrive after school had finished. Reminds me when I used to work 25hours a day, get up before I went to bed Monty sketch
If you lived more than 3 miles from the school, you got a free bus. If less than 3 miles, you were expected to walk or cycle (I used to cycle, it was about 2.5 miles to my grammar school after the first two years, before that it was bus.).
It really should not be necessary now. One day last year, I happened to be cycling through Cowbridge when the local comp was finishing, and I counted 14 school buses between the traffic lights and the school, so why does any parent need to drive their kids to school?
figbat
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I live in a rural area. The school my kids go to is also in a rural village. The catchment area is very wide and covers many similar villages and small towns. The school operates a network of minibuses but they can only realistically cover certain routes without the journeys being convoluted and long. Besides, the school is on a direct line on my way to work, where I am going anyway.
When I were a kid I went to the school in my town, which was a 15 minute walk or 5 minute cycle (assuming straight there and back again
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Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
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I doubt anyone would object to a rural school requiring farm children to be bussed or driven to school- car sharing is a great idea too. It's the urban school runs where the homes are a mile or less from school who need to make alternative arrangements- like a 'walking bus'. Our children all met up on the street each morning and walked together.
The reduction in delays [and savings*] from half an hour's standing traffic in the morning and in the evening would be incredible... [* unless everyone has an EV or a hybrid] but then some second cars wouldn't even be needed at all- comes down to priorities and lifestyle choices.
The reduction in delays [and savings*] from half an hour's standing traffic in the morning and in the evening would be incredible... [* unless everyone has an EV or a hybrid] but then some second cars wouldn't even be needed at all- comes down to priorities and lifestyle choices.
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farfromtheland
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Yes! But it isn't simply lifestyle choices - options are set by the lack of strategic planning. Housing developments are still being built with commuting in mind. All the electic cars, carbon offsetting or green roofs imaginable won't mitigate this quick profit driven model.
It is more of a choice to send your children to the local school though. Unfortunately privately rented housing is so tenuous you might not stay there for long.
DRM
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Not practicing avoidance, just stating the obvious, yet once all the ice cars have gone, let’s see how the EV’s get taxed to replace lost revenue from petrol & diesel
A bit of man maths going on here
. Priced up a Tesla today as our company offers lease options for cars. Scary biscuits , defo cash positive keeping my Death Star running. The leaf however was a lot closer to breaking even but still costs more per month. I’m holding off for now - Status
