You don't have to believe it. Demand for EVs is rapidly increasing. There are countless stats showing this. Governments are ending sales of ICE cars, purchases of EVs are increasing month on month.
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Are we being forced to go electric?
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The Government have a grant for it. All they have to do is apply.
FREE MONEY!
Jenkins
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Going slightly off topic, I saw a new MG4 being used as a driving school vehicle this afternoon. If someone was to take their test in one of these, would they be limited to an 'automatics only' licence if they passed?
Yes. There is no clutch. The point of learning to use a clutch is rapidly disappearing. Heck, my car will reverse park itself.
classic33
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Who actually pays for all this "free money" you keep on mentioning? Is this everyone else, who doesn't have an EV or an ICE one, further subsiding EV usage.
Question.
You want to install charging points in an area that includes a main road and a school zone. Do you want to purchase the required land* to provide the off-road parking as part of the contract.
*It's basically the grass verges either side of the road, currently used by those who live along the road.
Jenkins
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That's what I thought - just wanted to check.
ClichéGuevara
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New Auto Trader research shows that electric vehicles represented over a quarter (27%) of the share of new car enquiries being sent to retailers through Auto Trader’s marketplace in June, when petrol reached almost £2 a litre, but by November, as energy prices rose and fuel prices softened, EVs accounted for less than one in five (19%) of enquiries.
The report also reveals that, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, year-on-year (YoY) demand for used EVs is in decline with a double-digit (12.6%) slide in the past 12 months as wider market dynamics, coupled with consumer fears over rocketing electricity bills, throw Government ambitions for the electrification of the UK automotive industry off course.
https://www.motortrader.com/motor-t...rs for electric,costs and energy prices surge.
But sales of new EVs have increased year on year. As those EVs get older, more second hand EVs will be available at better prices which in turn drives the second hand market. Add to that the increasing use of ULEZ and desire to get rid of petrol / diesel infrastructure, demand will increase again.
ClichéGuevara
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I've made similar points about the fact that the reductions in fuel tax revenue means that the poor subsidising the rich so the rich can save money. Wait until the uptake of EV's gets higher and they have to recoup even more lost revenue.
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Not 'rapidly increasing' which was your claim.
It's likely to be an actual road tax charging by the mile. Only has to be a small amount to build up those lost petrol taxes.
ClichéGuevara
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They've considered that several times over the years, and found it unworkable each time, but should they overcome many of those issues, I'm sure those currently on zero VED will appreciate your understanding.
classic33
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Further subsidisation of your EV ownership then. And hardly free.
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"Chargepoints may be installed on land not owned by a local authority. It is hoped this is particularly beneficial for rural local authorities, where community-owned land (for example, a village hall car park) is often well suited to providing charging infrastructure. This will be considered on a discretionary basis where it can be demonstrated that a lack of suitable local authority land poses a barrier to the installation of residential chargepoints."
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