“This can only mean higher tariffs for home charging.” Or we could get changed by the miles driven. Either way, the Government are going to find a way to recoup the £billions they currently get every year from ICE fuel sales. Once enough of us are using Electric vehicles the heavy ‘Taxation’, by whatever means, will kick in.
Sorry, I actually meant that at some point soon the taxes that would be lost will have be recovered. So EV charging will become quite a lot more expensive, wherever you charge. ?
I have to agree the tax revenue will have to be clawed back at some stage, I cant see some sort of tariffs per mile using some satellite technology ?
The home wall chargers now have to be “smart” since July, so they could theoretically report back how much electricity is put into the car, BUT, you could simply charge with a “granny charger” or similar to get around that, so I’d agree it’ll be the per mile method. Perhaps fossils (ICE cars) will be paying the per mile & the duty on their fuel at the same time.