00:00Transport and its impact on the environment isn't a new issue.
00:09It's been discussed at length for some time.
00:11Electric vehicles are the newest means of tackling the problem,
00:14but do we really need new?
00:15Or should we instead be focusing on the old
00:17and encourage more people on public transport
00:19to help the impacts of climate change?
00:21I'm asking people in Cardiff for their thoughts.
00:24Driving public transport reduces the emission of carbon dioxide
00:29and obviously the more people using a particular vehicle,
00:33the less pollution there will be.
00:35I think the focus should be people using public transport,
00:41like the buses now, because not everyone can afford an electric car.
00:45An electric car is very expensive than a regular fuel-based car.
00:50So I think the focus now should be on the public transport, yes.
00:56I really quite like Germany at the minute
00:58that's had free public transport for some years now,
01:00which is great because you've got to get to work.
01:02Free public transport.
01:04Cycle lanes, massive things.
01:06First time I've lived in a city
01:07and it's beautiful to not actually need a car,
01:09to be able to just ride around on a push-by.
01:11I think you should focus on public transport,
01:14but I think no need to change much.
01:16Yeah, I think getting the train, getting the bus is useful
01:21and then if no need to change, I think we're really good.
01:24I mean, it's fine.
01:26Well, I'm not anti-electric cars,
01:29but if they want to get us off the road
01:32and they're trying very hard to by turning roads into taxis and buses only,
01:36they've got to increase the public transport.
01:40Electric vehicles I think is a good push,
01:43but I don't think the technology is quite there yet.
01:45I think, personally, hydrogen is a better way to go.
01:48Just, you know, buy a little bit of electric current and water.
01:50You can create hydrogen.
01:51Hydrogen is free.
01:52It's got no emissions.
01:53I think that's probably the way to go.
01:56I mean, I'm not saying don't use electric cars.
01:58I think it's a great thing, but I travel around a lot,
02:01so for long distances, et cetera, it's not really that great, you know?
02:05Ten people, they will come to city centre by ten cars,
02:08but one bus, it's enough for them.
02:10So, yeah, public transportation, it's helped to, like,
02:13to avoid many bad impacts of cars or even of electric vehicles.
02:19But the thing is, first, we need to, like, make it more cheap
02:24so all can use it.
02:26Second, it needs, like, to make it, like, how you can say,
02:29more effective, like, goes everywhere for everybody.
02:33Everybody can use it all the time, 24 hours,
02:36so people can rely on that.
02:39Yeah, you know, it's expensive like electric cars,
02:41and I think, like, fuel is more durable.
02:46I think, yeah, getting electric cars would be more expensive,
02:50and I don't think there's much need to change.
02:52I don't mind electric cars, but I don't think we need to push for any more.
02:55So, yeah, I just find the way it is.
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