A number of my friends are getting themselves in a bit of a tizz at the moment over one of the latest proclamations from Whitehall. Don't panic, for a change it's not about Brexit, rather it's about cars - and the future of them. What is more, I have to profess that it has rather split opinion. Whereas some see the boy Gove's announcement to ban the sale of new directly fossil-fuelled cars by 2040 as the 'coming of days', others have embraced it with evangelical fervour. Naturally as a professional engineer I have sat back and considered the wider ramifications.
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