The Government is in a difficult position trying to encourage the use of EVs whilst collecting enough money to run the economy. The speed of introduction of electric cars has caught them on the hop with many more being bought than predicted. As a result something has to be done, and quickly, to fill the widening financial gap. My worry is that they introduce some half ar$ed, not thought out properly, stop gap measure that punishes many who cant afford the extra cost. On the face of it “charge per mile” is the fairest of all the options on the table, as taxing electricity at source would be difficult at this time, but maybe not in the future as tech will no doubt continue to improve and distinguish between energy used in the house and that going into the car.
@struth i don’t think 2030 will be missed as many manufacturers are going full EV from 2025 onwards but if it is missed it won’t be by much and in the grand scheme of things a year or two won’t make too much difference.
With regard to the grid and the number of EVs the grid can accommodate i don’t think there will be a problem in the short term. The real problem for the grid is when we move from gas central heating to electric. At this point the demand for electricity will go through the roof and we will certainly need additional production to make up the shortfall, Small Nuclear Power Reactors anyon?
The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
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