Should the government require all new cars to be electric or hybrid by a certain date?

Yes, but only if it includes subsidies for low-income citizens to afford these vehicles

The Government should improve and make public transport more accessible, financially and logistically.

No, not until there is proof of safer and longer lasting power supply than lithium. The mining, manufacture and disposal of EVs is terrible for the environment.

Not necessarily, non electric cars which utilize synthetic fuels, if affordable, would be just as viable.

The focus should instead be towards creating alternatives to cars, like expanding public transport and biking networks.

Cars as a whole should not exist for common use, public transport should be fully nationalised and highly funded.

Yes, but only if significant public money is invested into charging infrastructure both in public and at home.

Yes, providing any encouragement or incentives for consumers and manufacturers to change to such alternatives have failed.

I think at least all cars should at least be hybrid by a certain date instead of fully electric as many people prefer manual cars

We shouldn’t force people to do anything.
In fact use the suppressed technology of hydrogen powered cars for clean use and efficiency. Stop oil companies from making so much profit and reduce the human enslavement of mines in Africa to get the resources needed for electric cars.

Stop making petrol and diesel cars and allow people who own to continue use and change petrol stations to have more charging points. Old retro cars will never be able to be illegal if you own it you can use it but stop making NEW cars that require petrol or diesel

Require everyone to switch to hybrid cars by 2030 and push for them to mainly run on electric with a petrol/diesel reserve.

Yes, but increase taxes onto petrol/diesel cars slowly, so gradually the population shifts to an electric based population.

Yes. And it should OFFER SUPPORT AND SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE THIS! including charging ports, funding grands for research & design, more green electricity, ENCOURAGE LOCAL SOLAR ELECTIC NETWORKS!!! Interlinked pod system.

No, but majority of cars sold should be, we can allow the continued sale of new and modern petrol cars.

if grants are given to those who cannot afford new cars so they can afford them, or public transport is free / improved

No, electric vehicles are not necessarily better for the environment. The require more recourses that cause more harm to the environment compared to fossil fuels, and many of the mines for these materials don't have workers rights. Further more electric vehicles are expensive meaning that personal vehicles would only be for the rich, which limits travel for poorer people

The proper infrastructure needs to be provided and costs are brought in line with other fuel types or subsidies for those in lower income brackets

Eventually, but this needs to be more attainable for poorer people first, and electricity needs to be sourced more renewably.

Nationalise the car industry and provide heavy subsidies for low and middle income families on the cars making them affordable for everyone.

if more research is done into the benefits of hybrid and electric manufacturing and running on the climate compared to petrol and diesel cars then yes. Additionally, if they are made more affordable for working class citizens.

No, but they should encourage companies to make more electric and hybrid cars and encourage the public to buy these cars

Once electric cars have very good implementation throughout the country, only then should the government put a deadline. Until then, simply use hybrid until the technology is viable for electric cars.

Lithium mining isn't necessarily environmentally friendly and batteries can degrade over time. I am however in favour of clean transport.

No, only because some people may not have the money to buy these new cars and also if the electricity is coming from poor sources.

Yes, but the emphasis should be on hybrid as the infrastructure for a complete switch to electric is unrealistic.

This is not good enough if the factories making these vehicles, electricity from homes or charging ports, and farming said lithium are not using renewable sources as well

No, it should not be a government decision, the cars are more expensive and ev infrastructure is not in place.

Yes, the government should also encourage alternatives to driving such as cycling & public transit by expanding proper cycle lanes and by expanding bus, tram, & metro routes.

No he’s however should encourage the use of hydrogen powered engines if u don’t want to turn fully electric as it’s still more environmentally friendly

Yes, but contextualise who owns what car. Take into consideration their income and personal circumstances. Essentially, affirmative action based on income.

We should always strive to be as green as possible, however construction and disposal should also be taken into consideration.

I think that they should continue looking for more sustainable options as the productions of electric cars is not environmentally friendly. However I do think they should ban the use of diesel vehicles.

The government should incentivise more environmentally friendly vehicles, but also massively invest in public transportation to make cars a rarity

No they shouldn’t force people to use electric/ hybrid cars but they should stop company’s from selling petrol/ diesel powered cars so that the amount of electric cars gradually increase

They should require the majority of new cars to be electric but new drivers need cheep, reliable alternatives

No, but they should enforce a higher tax for new cars that are not electric or hybrid after that date.

Yes, as long as they are lowered to a more cheaper rate for people who cannot afford them, and reinburse people who had non-electric cars

neither yes or no because to have an electric car will have to take into consideration the cost factor and affordability of many families.

All cars should be electric or hybrid by a certain date if people are given good warning and assistance if getting an electric/hybrid car is too difficult and also it would have to be well thought out first

With the implications on gathering resources especially for batteries in electric cars, it's hard to determine whether this is a good thing in the future.

We should have cars running on zero point energy, instead of hiding this from humanity. Of course energy would be free then and would help the world immensely.

Yes however electric cars are bad for blind people and animals like cats. So they should be improved first.

I think they should create the infrastructure that enables this to be a valid option and I think they should invest more in public transport

They should do this but without a certain date, instead they should prioritise making electric or hybrid cars affordable first so that people will not struggle financially when this requirement is passed on

The amount of carbon that produced in the manufacturing of an electric car is higher the a hybrid or desal

the government should focus on sustainable public transport rather than encouraging private transportation vehicles

yes, but slowly bring the date in, don't force it upon everyone all of a sudden. make some sort of trade for vehicles, the lower cost their current car, the lower cost the electric car is.

Yes, and introduce an affordable program to convert current petrol and diesel cars to hybrid or electric vehicles

Yes, unless they have signed documents that with the government or council that allows them to do so

No, we should switch to the majority of people using public transport and have electric vehicles as a vehicle for those unable to take public transport.

yes, help people with the finance part if they can't afford to buy a new car (e.g. discounts if you trade a car or if you trade your car for an equal car that's environmentally friendly make it free or big discount etc)

Not "require all cars" but there should certainly be incentive for both manufacturers and consumers to make/buy hybrid/electric vehicles over other types

Yes, as long as the correct infrastructure is in place and policies are put in place for more energy to be supplied through environmentally sustainable methods.

No, electric cars will crash the power grids of states like California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Arizona. the US should focus on flex fuels like bio-diesel, sugar cane Ethanol like in Brazil, methanol produced by hemp and switch grass, hydrogren, water based fuel and solar panel rechargable.

The government should require all new cars to be electric temporarily until the innovation and technology sector invents advanced technology that are available to mine alternative resources to use instead of electricity to help with climate change, for example water vapour.

It's been suggested that electric cars are not actually going to save the world, like we've been told. Climate change should be addressed immediately, but electric cars arent the answer.

They should be on track towards an electric/hybrid car nation, but not necessarily a fixed-term process.

Yes, but most funding to the automotive industry should be diverted to fund forms of public transport

The Government should make it easier for people to buy electric or hybrid cars and not require anyone to buy as it would be wrong to perhaps punish someone who doesn’t have the ability to purchase or run an electric or hybrid car

The country is not equipped to go electric .living nightmare for people who travel a lot of miles commuting

A blended view to transition is needed. Older technology still has reduced but useful applications. We invented the jet engine, but propeller aircraft still fly.

There are more alternatives to just electric or hybrid, they should instead impose greater sanctions on new high-emission cars

Yes but with slightly more assistance on cost, especially for lower income workers, each case would need to be assessed though so a little complex

While I absolutely believe in clean energy, I think this needs more exploration, particularly with extraction for batteries. This needs careful, independent, evidence based research

No, this will harm the automotive industry. Instead, incentivise customers to purchase electric vehicles with tax reductions instead.

Yes, all petrol and diesel cars should be banned for sale from 2030 and entirely by 2035. Taxes on petrol and diesel cars will be increased to a pollution tax of £12.50 a day. Hybrid cars will be subject to the same 5 years later, plus a £6.25 pollution tax from 2027.

Not a overnight thing, but there should be a requirement for example 20% of cars built to be electric or hybrid in one year, 25% the next, 30% the year after that and so on.

Yes, long as the government does it’s part in ensuring the correct infrastructure to maintain them is created.

No, because electric cars are shown to be terrible for the environment. They should invest in better public transit and incentivise not having a personal vehicle for those who are able to avoid one.

They should set it but car companies should be given the option to postpone the date due to difficulties

Yes but to people who can afford it and for people who can't, the government should buy it for them or give an allowance for them to save up and buy one.

No. Moving towards cleaner energy is always a fantastic goal but should be done in a practical manor and allow for the public to do so at a pace that is amenable to them. Enforcing such a policy could negatively impact peoples lives just as much as improve it.