The EV fact thread

[Bobby Dazzler]

A product made X number of thousand of miles away has a much higher carbon footprint than the same product made 'locally'.

There’s no need to explain that transporting goods further uses more fossil fuel, as that’s not answering the question I asked you. I asked how you reached the conclusion that carbon footprint is of no importance in my opinion, see here:

A products carbon footprint is of no importance in your opinion?

For what it’s worth, when I can, and when there’s a choice - and it makes sense to do so - I often try to buy locally. Meat from the next village, milk from a few villages away, bread frroma few villages further, water from Buxton, sanitary ware from Rugeley, crockery from Stoke on Trent and Derby, cutlery from Sheffield, soft furnishings from Long Eaton, carpets from Kidderminster, vacuum cleaner from Chard, chocolates from Emmerdale , lingerie from Wetherfielld , shoes from Northampton, leather goods from Shepton Mallet and Warminster, jewellery from Birmingham, yacht from Plymouth, caravan from Kingston upon Hull.

Then it gets further afield, albeit sometimes by choice to be relatively near even if there’s a local option available. For example I could drive a Toyota from Derby but I choose not to. Home appliances from Germany, TVs from Germany, cleaning equipment from Germany, boiler from Germany,, cars from Germany (with some exceptions), cookware from France, kitchen units from Italy (not our choice), watches from Switzerland. Although I can’t help but think that some components - especially electronics - are from China and the far East.

Some things are a little trickier to buy from the UK and Europe. I’ve not yet managed to find UK manufactured mobile phones, mobile phone charging cables, tablets, laptops, low cost electronics (like security cameras, sensors, and screens), and low cost bits and pieces. Men’s pants for example, UK manufactured pants are a bu99er to find. As are UK manufactured private jets.

Please do share where you manage to find 100% UK manufactured small electronics, cables, inexpensive clothing, and general low cost bits and pieces, as I’m sure many of us would love to support local manufacturing. Better still affordable 100% UK manufactured, because in my experience buying local is often much more expensive than buying from further afield, and that’s a luxury that too few can justify.