For EVs to be successful a number of things need to happen together.
1 The Energy prices and their ties to foreign markets needs to be stopped, allowing those charging using renewable resources to under cut their opposition and for the government to ensure prices are dramatically reduced. Taxing the windfall isn’t enough to make every single person feel better off, the actual price of electricity needs to be reduced.
2 A solution where people in flats with dedicated parking can charge in that parking spot on whatever tariff their home is charged. This allows flat/apartment dwellers in cities to buy an EV and share the cost savings of the rest of us.
3 An information war needs to be won against those intent on passing on nonsense. People need to hear and believe the good stories and the real considerations EV drivers are aware of not some populist nonsense with no grounding in any sort of reality. This will encourage the used markets to enjoy the advantages that buyers of new EVs are enjoying. Currently you’ll lost between 50% and 70% of the value of an EV over 3 years, the former number isn’t far off the standard for ICE but there’s no reason a £100k car needs to cost less than £40k after 3 years just because those who would have bought a used A6 won’t touch an A6 eTron.
4 EV manufacturers need to change their standards. Currently when looking at the engine of an ICE vehicle you’ll want to know power and mpg, for some daft reason some idiot sold BEVs on range. In terms of power, it’s clear that there’s plenty enough in most cars but until m/kWh becomes a standard, efficiency will be a secondary importance over battery capacity. The reality of a more efficient motor means, simply more miles per £1 which has to be better for everyone. If you want a sub 3 second power monster, they’re around and you’ll not car about the 2 miles per kWh but for family crossovers and SUVs, why do we suddenly need 3.7s 0-62 when most drivers are stuck in the school run congestion? A family SUV that can perform at 7-10s acceleration would be more than enough for most uses and would mean a return of 4-7 miles per kWh, which in a 80 kWh battery solves the range over 300 miles problem as well.
However, the government are funding those who can afford it to swap cars every 3 year without giving support to those vehicles once they’ve gone through that first ownership. The warranty is there, pretty much in all cars, the finance companies would love a queue of buyers for these EVs that still have 3-4 warranted years running.
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