Electric cars: Firms still forced to sell more despite petrol ban delay
Electric cars: Firms still forced to sell more despite petrol ban delay
Car makers will still have to ensure over a fifth of cars sold are electric from 2024, industry sources say.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Motor industry analyst Philip Nothard, insight and strategy director at Cox Automotive, told the BBC the targets for electric car sales was "arguably a greater influence" on the market than delaying the ban on new internal combustion engine vehicles.
But he said "at least" Mr Sunak's move to push back the ban by five years meant the UK was aligned with the European Union.
Mr Nothard added that because many carmakers were already committed to hybrid and electric-only ranges based on the government's previous 2030 policy, greener vehicles might be more attractive to buyers in terms of price because consumers would face a "limited choice" of new petrol and diesel cars, causing the prices of those vehicles to rise.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insisted to the BBC on Thursday that the UK would met its net zero targets despite the change to is green plans.
Ford said the move undermined its electric car investment plans, but Toyota welcomed the announcement, saying the delay was "pragmatic".
Prior to Mr Sunak announcing a shift in policy, the government had planned to ban the sale of new, pure petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
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This is such a bs. EV prices are still over the rooftop for an average working person to even condider. Not to mention all the lithium battery issues, lack of charging stations etc… I woul really like to have one but I am not a milionaire.
@Hovenko @autotldr #EVs are more expensive but more used vehicles are becoming available at lower price points, but the real difference is the dramatically lower cost to operate and maintain. Lower TCO.
As for charging, governments need to provide assistance to ensure widely available home or workplace charging. One effective way to channel funding is to set a low carbon fuel standard for petrol fuel suppliers, like California, British Columbia, and now Canada.
The thing to do when looking at one is:
ice_month_payment +((monthly_miles / mpg) * 4.54609 * fuel_price)
vs
ev_month_payment + ((monthly_miles / miles_per_kwh) * kwh_price)
If you can charge at home, kwh_price can be £0.09
Really you just need a range where 80% of it is say 3h drive when you'd take a break anyway. Though ranges are just going up and up.
The vast majority of the time you charge at home and not doing drives long enough you need to worry about public charger. Public charger are just for long drives. And yes, they aren't always great.
If you going to a non-EV house over night, you can always just plug in to a normal socket over night.
The batteries are fine and lasting better than planned. Then can go on to second lives as house batteries or grid storage.