We have this up here, in the evening or at weekends the under 18s? Cause mayhem on the buses and in town, those caught making trouble should have their passes revoked.
I mean it's a whole other topic, but I think buses should be free.
I wonder if you will be criticised then like an ev user is by a certain memberIn Wales buses are free once you get to 60 , we don’t bother using the car to go into town just jump on the bus
Means we can both have a pint in the pub too
Interesting...
China's tech giant claims 1,800-mile range for new solid-state EV battery
Huawei promises that its battery technology could deliver around 1,864 miles of range and achieve a 10% to 80% charge in under five minutes.interestingengineering.com
How do you solve the charging issue for those who lack off street parking?
The government gets a great deal of income from fuel duty on petrol, diesel and other fuels. People who charge their electric cars at home don't pay this, if they can charge using their domestic supply. This is discussed here...
In exactly the same way as now. Let's assume people start switching to non alcoholic beverages because they feel it's healthier. The tax take from excise duty goes down. To fill that hole the government applies tax in other areas to recover the shortfall. I think focusing too heavily on one area of tax policy rather than taking the holistic approach isn't that helpful.
Buses. Walking. Cycling. Scooting.
As do I.
Well, not many of us have off street refuelling, so it would be some kind of public charge or filing station I guess?
If it did have 1000 mile range that would only mean 7 or 8 charges per year for the average driver!
And IF we went all EV tomorrow, it would be simple - pay per mile - although no idea how they make it fiddle proof (clocking mileage)
That response comes close "I'm all right Jack - and I'll pull the ladder up after me".
As you note VED is increasing. However if you are suggesting that VED for EVs should exceed that of ICE vehicles to compensate for the loss of fuel duty that isn't logical; the purpose of an incentive is to tailor behaviour and as such there has to be some kind of financial motivation to do so (a "bribe" using your terminology). It's at the point where the drop in revenue starts becoming significant that the government will consider it's options.
The sort of alternative to this is demand side response and variable pricing. When the sun is out loading up the PVs or its windy and theres more generation than demand you incentivise people to use electricity at this time. When its not you incentivise people to reduce their consumption.
Your opinion, like my own, is only one of many.
The Cambridge Dictionary defines bribery as...
Do you have any proof of that claim? I suspect it's an example of hope rather than knowledge.
That may be the theory but the practice is that, once a group within government have a bee in their bonnet, such minor considerations as the opinions of the Office for Budget Responsibility are ignored or circumvented.
It may well be but there will inevitably be amendments for the sole purpose of saving face and retaining the support of others.
So essentially your view is to maintain the status quo until such time as oil starts to run out or becomes economically so expensive that alternatives are required? As you say it is a view and only history will demonstrate which side of the argument was correct.
On the contrary. It clearly states that things are not frozen in time, that people are not dinosaurs.
Whereas his views are that of jealousy, envy and even prejudice!
And this statement is also correct.
Once again, we agree.
Again, you are quite correct but I question the use of the word "some". In a given case, that word may be misleading.
I agree that is the theory but there have been numerous claims over time that what the Treasury says is not what the Exchequer chooses to hear or on which the cabinet then chooses to act,
So wait till after the election
It would be Infra dignitatem to make a comment...
Apparently there's a chap near me (and I say "apparently" because this is according to a dealer and it seems v-e-r-y unlikely I would never have seen him) who uses an EV6 to tow his vegan ice cream trailer. Drive to event, plug trailer into V2L, serve vegan soft serve goodness all day long from the 16 amp feed, drive home, charge at cheap rate. He probably declares the whole thing as a tax loss.Got a V2L adaptor today, I can plug it into the car and use any number of electrical appliances up to 16 amps ~3kw. Very handy for going camping
As someone who has quite aesthetic tastes, that looks like it has been designed by a five year old with learning difficulties, but that is probably being hard on people with learning difficulties. I see no beauty, form or style in that object.just to keep Andrew happy - yes we did get the Government Grant ...... was it £5k or £7.5k?
great car
Well, they do say as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or not, as the case may be.
