Chinese manufacturers are doing the same, bringing their own “grant”.
It’s all bollocks. Should’ve offered 50.000 free miles with every 2nd hand EV (similar to Ford does it, a lump payment towards the energy supplier), stuff like that, to increase uptake on used EVs. Or potentially some decent publicity to the fact that the battery scaremongering was entirely bollocks (omg, 3 years and you lose 30% range!!).
I’ve seen 300.000 mile Teslas that still have more range than an Enyaq 60, they tested a 100.000 mile ID3 that lost 8% total, etc.
Devaluing EVs more and more will shoo away fleet operators, which are the driving force behind the uptake. It’s just through and through stupid, not that i’d expect anything else by a politician but still.. It’s not rocket science.
Prior: SEAT Ateca Xcellence Lux 1.5 TSI DSG MY19, VW Golf GTE PHEV DSG MY23
Current: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Ultimate
Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.