{"id":354083,"date":"2024-12-12T15:24:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=354083"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:24:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T14:24:17","slug":"uk-embraces-net-zero-electric-military-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=354083","title":{"rendered":"UK Embraces Net Zero Electric Military Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My question \u2013 will they be powered by Miliband\u2019s giant flywheels<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Net zero plans for Armed Forces could \u2018put soldiers at risk\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Military grandees query MoD\u2019s \u2018climate change agenda\u2019 in pushing trials of electric combat vehicles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethan Croft<\/a>Sunday Political Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

07 December 2024 8:00pm GMT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ministers are forging ahead with plans to use electric vehicles (EVs) for combat on the battlefield despite warnings from military grandees that they could put the Armed Forces at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Telegraph has learnt that the Ministry of Defence will be ramping up testing of battlefield EV<\/a>s next year at the Army\u2019s Bovington Garrison in Dorset, home of the Tank Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, military grandees on Saturday called for the Government to think again before pressing ahead with the \u201ccrazy endeavour\u201d, warning that a rush to net zero on the battlefield could put British troops at a disadvantage.

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\u201cIt is hard enough to keep the current vehicles supplied with fuel, that is a massive operation on its own \u2013 I just can\u2019t see how it would possibly work with EVs.

\u2026Read more (paywalled):\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2024\/12\/07\/net-zero-soldiers-at-risk-battlefield-evs-combat-warnings\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Just when you think the British government has reached peak stupid, they surprise us all by achieving some new level of absurdity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens when the electric battlefield vehicle runs out of electricity? Do they ask the other side to please stop attacking for 8 hours until the solar panels complete the recharge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a positive note, we can\u2019t fault the current British government for their effort to keep us entertained. Whenever I am stuck for something to write about, all I have to do is put \u201cMiliband\u201d or \u201cStarmer\u201d in my google search, and I have my next WUWT story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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