I’m sure they could afford one if they got their cars VAT free too and could afford to run them without paying 80% fuel duty on every mile they travel to work.
For starters, EVs aren’t VAT free. I don’t know where that nonsense is coming from. There’s different approaches to boosting EV sales to meet environmental goals set by the governments across europe – some nordic countries indeed scrapped VAT on EVs – the UK isn’t one of them. The UK opted instead for a government grant, which doesn’t apply to 90% of the actually day2day usable EVs since the grant can only be applied for if the car is less than £35.000. That’s not enough for some base spec models, and barely enough for a mid-range ID3.
The fuel duty isn’t exclusive to your friends, we all pay that, so there’s zero argument here.
I have nothing against EV’s and wished I could find one suitable for my disability, best I can hope for is a Hybrid even with Motability help and it’s nothing to do with being a Luddite and everything about cost to over taxed working class folk who are struggling to pay inflated council tax, inflated fuel bills, income tax, national insurance, need I say more. It’s a fair enough thread but please let’s not go pointing fingers.
Pointing fingers is one thing, making pretty stupid comparisons is another. You objectively haven’t made a single argument here, other than ranting over taxation. We all get taxed. I pay council tax, i pay fuel bills, income tax, etc pp. I’ve done that for over 30 years.
I genuinely can’t even make out what argument you were trying to make. One of the very reasons to buy an EV is to reduce the amount of annual expenses. Yes, there’s an up front cost to that in shape of the electric vehicle, but if someone can’t afford a £35.000 EV, they can’t afford a £35.000 ICE either, so again, what’s your point? That there’s no used market (yet) for EVs?
In regards to being a Luddite, i wouldn’t say that every “EV opponent” is a Neo-Luddite. What i will say is that there’s an overly high proportion in this forum who are.
This isn’t even getting into the fact that nothing you ranted about here is a problem with EVs, it’s a problem with the government. I’m the first to agree that Westminster is a cesspool of crooks, jokers and asinine decisions, but that does have zero impact on the validity or feasibility of EVs.
Wow, Serendipity. How incredibly self righteous of you. I do enjoy a good discussion, but clearly it’s never going to happen with you.
Glass house, my man. And no, you might think that you enjoy a good discussion, but there’s no discussion to be had with a guy who thinks he knows it all, to the point where he plays grammar-police in a forum.
Btw: in regards to “Luddite” and your explanation, let me help you.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/luddite
“someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change”
Which very much hits the nail on the head for quite a few people here.
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