By prioritising EVs they are of course acting in everyone’s best interest both in cutting pollution and easing greenhouse gases
I am yet to be convinced by that, especially when their manufacture create’s more pollution and greenhouse gasses mking them have a much higher carbon footprint than an equivulent ICE car. Given the majority of scheme users are low mileage drivers many EV’s won’t offset the higher manufacturing pollution during their 3yr lease. But perhaps we should not worry about that as we don’t see the destruction of villages and homes and the terrible working conditions and health conditions of those in countries that are out of sight out of mind!
Even here in the UK electricity isn’t 100% green, nor should we forget the red diesel powered heavy machinery laying our EV infrastructure or the diesel generators powering charger points where infrastructure hasn’t been laid perhaps because of objection to pylons or by landowners. Nor should we forget the mad hatter of London ULEZ that adds 13 minutes to ones life.
I should imagine the real reason of the majority choosing electric cars are perhaps doing it for cheaper running cost, for which I can’t blame them,
I’m a great believer the scheme should have a balanced choice of vehicles, not favouring one power over the other. Equally the scheme should not become a scape goat for manufacturers so they can meet the governments EV sales targets starting from next year!