I have no doubt as we speak the Treasury whizzkids are hatching all sorts of new taxes to replace those lost. I would be an advocate for ev’s even if they were more expensive to run . The reason that ev’s must replace ice cars is because of their much more benign impact on the environment. Just as steam gave way to ice so too ice will give way to ev.
We had a glimpse during the lockdown of how polluting our reliance on fossil fuel is. I fully respect the views expressed but we really need to adopt this climate friendly technology before it’s too late.
Time folks, is not on our side.