{"id":1463,"date":"2019-04-17T08:02:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T08:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asdatyres.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2019-05-03T09:53:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T09:53:09","slug":"the-future-of-driving-will-you-even-own-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asdatyres.co.uk\/blog\/the-future-of-driving-will-you-even-own-a-car\/","title":{"rendered":"The automotive landscape is changing \u2013 will you own a car in future?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In 2018, our Government announced a range of milestones it wants to achieve that will effectively result in a ban on vehicles powered by petrol and diesel by the mid 21st century. Their stated ambition followed the world\u2019s first \u2018Zero Emission Vehicle\u2019 summit, in which it outlined it\u2019s vision for “all new cars and vans to be emission-free by 2040”. Put another way, the government foresees us driving new cars running on battery power just 20 years from now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s a seismic change, but not unique. France, Norway, Ireland and India have all committed to banning non-electric vehicles, while the Bank of America said recently that the US is reaching \u201cpeak car\u201d and predicted much \u201cdisruption\u201d within the transportation sector. Times are changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The overall global environmental benefits of all-electric vehicles<\/strong><\/a> are incalculable. In real terms, at a personal level, someone driving a car today that produces 150 grams of CO2 per kilometre will pump 1.5 metric tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year if they do just over 6,200 miles. And, whatever the CO2 figure, vehicles that are contributing to it now will be replaced by cars that contribute nothing in terms of emissions<\/strong><\/a>, thanks to the sources of electricity getting greener all the time, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many of us are already driving hybrids, as well as an increasing amount of all-electric, engineless cars. For the drivers of these vehicles, the lack of engine noise is something they already experience. Those people who have become used to this quieter way of driving may think: \u201cWhat\u2019s the big deal? So long as I can drive a car from A to B, then what does it matter if it\u2019s electric?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The financial component of transportation could change just as dramatically as the environmental aspects, too. Why? Because, by 2040, will we even need to own a car at all? It sounds incomprehensible today, but this is a legitimate question being asked by many powerful and influential individuals and organisations. Let\u2019s be honest, car ownership is very expensive. Not only is there the cost of buying the vehicle, but also insurance, tax, MOT and servicing to factor in, not to mention fuel and other maintenance costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Imagine a society where we can set this expense aside, because we no longer need to run a car. There are those who envisage us all opening an app on our smartphone, ordering a vehicle, and within minutes a vehicle pulling up outside our home or place of work to transport us to wherever we want to go. Picture Uber, but on a complete, global level of availability and take-up. Disruptive technology may well change things as we know it, forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One possible future: smart vehicle-on-demand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Smart technologies and the continuing progress of autonomous, self-driving vehicles<\/strong><\/a> further increases the opportunities for cars \u2013 and the way we all consume transportation \u2013 to evolve into \u2018on demand’, much like the current \u2018pay as you go\u2019 model many of us already embrace when we consume communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Furthermore, with the latest data showing that the majority of cars sit parked \u2013 idling \u2013 for up to 95% of the time, what will be the point in us all owning our own vehicles? If ownership persists in the future, surely we could share one, with a scheduling system working out the vehicle\u2019s availability to suit our needs? Or, if this has logistical limitations, perhaps we will own shares in a fleet of cars large enough that one is always available to meet our needs\u2026? Anything is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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