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Gordon Brown has expressed the hope that all UK family cars will be electrically powered by 2020.

A laudable pipe dream but at the current speed of movement on climate change, he might as well have said he wants all family cars to fly.


Posted on July 9th, 2008 at 3:42 pm

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5 Comments

  1. Katherine on 09.07.2008 at 18:18 Permalink | Reply

    I want a pony. And a manure powered car.

  2. Guano on 10.07.2008 at 10:35 Permalink | Reply

    By 2020 all family cars in London may need to be fitted with lifebelts and oars.

  3. Koral (2 comments.) on 12.07.2008 at 18:40 Permalink | Reply

    LOL..well I hope it will be true but there is so long till 2020.

  4. ejh (348 comments.) on 13.07.2008 at 17:40 Permalink | Reply

    Only about an hour and forty minutes.

    ejh’s latest blog post… Village of the dreamed

  5. BritSwedeGuy (6 comments.) on 21.07.2008 at 10:23 Permalink | Reply

    I’m still waiting for my flying car.
    Preferably with chav-seeking missiles.

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