I completely agree. But, as an EV owner, the charging infrastructure is dreadful & in many cases, charging points are almost as expensive as fuel. A long journey takes epic planning as it's not unusual to get to a charging station that isn't broken or has a huge queue.
Home charging from solar is part and parcel of EV ownership for me. I built my house to face due south with a perfect angle for winter sun, and now have planning in for 8 KW of solar.
I am not sure the economics work if you cannot home charge from solar, but obviously this favours just a few.
Getting more drivers into electric cars is important for UK emissions, but it is also absolutely vital to ensuring that the savings from the whole net zero transition are shared widely – EVs will save drivers £500bn+ between now and 2050
But EVs are getting cheaper, and quickly. There are now more than 15 electric car models that sell brand new for less than £30,000 – or around £150 per month on a leasing deal
Getting more of these cheap cars sold is vital, and that is what the sales mandate is designed to do.
Relaxing targets would mean less pressure on manufacturers to develop and sell affordable cars – meaning more premium electric SUVs and fewer cheap electric hatchbacks
Are you concerned about the risk that driving the price down so aggressively destroys domestic manufacturing? It feels like consumers and net zero goals benefit, but car makers are stuffed.
We need to think about what the future second hand market will look like if this trend doesn’t change.
Used high-end electric cars cost more to buy and to run, meaning poorer drivers will have to wait longer to switch from petrol or diesel, and will save less when they do
I don't know about the UK, but in Oz, poorer households are being kept poor by being forced to drive, because our transit-deprived outer suburbs are where the affordable housing is. And a petrol or diesel car is only keeping them poorer. $3000 a year in fuel alone.
How is this £500Billion of savings for EV drivers calculated.
Even if valid, is it socially desirable to make driving cars cheaper than now, instead of using that money on public transport and active travel schemes?
(This is a serious question. I struggle to believe that ghost stories and personal reproductive choices are the top of the news heap there. NOTHING else is going on?)
Disagree. If mothers are exposing their murderers from beyond the grave, then ghosts are real, our reality is a shared illusion, and figuring out what to do about that should take precedence over maintaining EV sales targets
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I am not sure the economics work if you cannot home charge from solar, but obviously this favours just a few.
Relaxing targets would mean less pressure on manufacturers to develop and sell affordable cars – meaning more premium electric SUVs and fewer cheap electric hatchbacks
Used high-end electric cars cost more to buy and to run, meaning poorer drivers will have to wait longer to switch from petrol or diesel, and will save less when they do
You're a mug if you buy ANY car new.
Even if valid, is it socially desirable to make driving cars cheaper than now, instead of using that money on public transport and active travel schemes?
(This is a serious question. I struggle to believe that ghost stories and personal reproductive choices are the top of the news heap there. NOTHING else is going on?)