Many of these issues are balancing act between positive and negative however we know petrol and diesel cars are being phased out. Perhaps a comparison is someone’s desire to have a large dining table and dining room for Christmas day only. For those able to have a home charger with overnight tariffs and the prospect of running costs some 10% of fossil fuel there will probably be an acceptance of a degree of planning for the occasional long journey. I calculate that given my type of journeys that a gallon of petrol will give me a typical range of 33 miles. The electric equivalent is around 396. Or in £’s less than £6 electric or £70 in petrol. For most range is an issue and for me, a range of 250-300 miles would be more than sufficient. On Motability I expect that we will see an improvement in the types and numbers of vehicles available this year and, although some will have misgivings about the new technologies it is a fact of life that electric, and possibly hydrogen, are the way forward. Recharge times of 18 minutes, 10% to 80% are possible now and what is needed is a proper coordinated roll out plan to ensure proper coverage in order to allay some of the fears and misgivings which are prevalent at present, in both the motoring press and wider society.