@Badwolfe wrote “EV’s have their place for certain situations but for people like me where offroad parking and overnight charging are not an option they are a none starter and Mobility needs to cater to this rather than constantly pushing the dubious ‘green message’” What exactly is the dubious “green message” you refer to? Whilst I fully understand it is difficult for some to currently change to EVs seamlessly we all have to at least try and reduce our carbon footprint. Man made climate change is happening in real time and the quicker we accept that fact the better, particularly for our Children Grandchildren and all the future generations. At this time EVs are the best option but if an equally clean alternative was developed, with easier affordable access to all I would switch without hesitation. I commend Motability for taking a stand for the environment and also agree with yet another fine point made by @MFillingham.
I’m not going to turn this into an environmental discussion but you really need to look beyond carbon emissions for the bigger picture.
I have no issue with EV’s if they fit the lifestyle of the person wishing to own one but what I do have is an issue with is people who only have a simplistic outlook on environmental problems and look no further than CO2 emissions as a reason to condemn everyone who doesn’t own an EV.
Have you looked into the background of what goes into the construction of EV cars and how destructive that is on the environment? Have you looked into what actually goes into producing the electricity that is needed to charge your EV? Have you looked into the environmental impact of so called ‘sustainable’ energy generation? For example do you know that the blades on wind turbines are not recyclable and are being buried in landfills at an alarming rate? Do you understand how much oil is used in just keeping those turbines operational?
The environment is a complicated issue and cannot be narrowed down to just carbon emissions and your EV is not the answer to all our environmental prayers no matter how loud that you proclaim it is!