| Comment | Examples of proposed alternatives to address the issues you raise are hydrogen delivered through the existing gas system, and fast battery swap stations so that "charging" a car can be done in a similar time to filling a petrol tank.
Neither of these (or any other measures) are a sure thing though, and I fear some people will be stuck with no alternative but to use conventional electric heaters (expensive) and we'll also see daisy-chained extension cords (suitable for outdoor use if you're lucky) covering pavements in dense residential areas.
I'm reminded of the quote about equality saying something like *"The law is utterly impartial: it forbids both the rich man and the poor man from sleeping under a bridge, and imposes exactly the same penalty on both for doing so."*
Consider someone with no driveway, cycling to work in the rain, alongside HGVs and electric cars, their occupants warm, dry, and comfortable. It's a situation almost perfectly designed to gain dedicated enemies of the environment. |
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