Hybrid reaction

摘要

Our online leader article 'Our friend electric?' considered the government's plan to give up to £5,000 to anyone swapping his or her petrol or diesel car for an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle. While the scheme calls for technology development in the UK, the use of alternative energy and bold thinking - things that The Engineer would normally support - the article suggested that the policy has not been thought through. Below is a selection of your comments.rnElectric cars still need energy, and today that energy is going to come via a not-very-green grid, granted. But unlike oil, electricity does not have to come with carbon, and besides being more efficient, electric cars are going to play a part in any sustainable future that most people could imagine living in.