Well, just to stir things up- as I understand it the reason behind the ban on the ice is to reduce pollution, and there is no doubt that exhaust emissions are lower with EV’s!
But, at what cost?
What does it cost us, the tax payer, to build additional power stations – the more EV’s on the road, the more the demand for electricity-at what cost, monetarily and in pollution terms, to produce all the parts that make up a Power Station, and the pollution from the machinery to build it?
How much pollution does a power station put into the air?
Not forgetting the huge increase in cost & pollution to produce the batteries for EV’s?
There is clear evidence that EV’s are considerably less expensive to run when comparing the cost of home charging compared to purchasing petrol or diesel , but what about the difference in purchase price, with EV’s , in general, costing substantially more than ice vehicles ,and then there is depreciation to take into account, as well as the likely huge losses ‘in depreciation’ of ice vehicles after 2030.
We are sheltered from some of this by Motability, but we are just a drop in the Ocean of motor vehicles -our families and friends are not ,of course?
I run a QQ ePower, a sort of ‘ half way house’, and Motability take the hit with depreciation Etc. and I get a much smoother, quieter, quicker overall nicer driving experience than in equivalent ICE vehicle, so I am very happy with the situation, especially with lower fuel bills, as a bonus- but at what cost to those who come after me?