Yeah, but off peak energy is currently used to pump water for peak time hydro power. Even if everyone charged off peak, there would be a short fall at peak times because they rely on off peak hydro energy storage. There is simply not enough share capacity and no plan to create the level of energy needed for everyone to go EV. The planned new nuclear stations are only designed to replace ageing power stations with the planned extra capacity for our growing consumption without considering EVs. Regardless of whether EVs are a good (inner city pollution) or bad (worse overall environmental cost), mass population switch to EV is just not feasible without a decent energy plan!

 

They can buy it off the EU after Brexit

 

How will the government cover the £30+ billion per year tax revenue shortfall (fuel duty + VAT on fuel sales) if everyone swapped to a EV? Road Tolls? Whack it all on the gas (and in turn electric as that's where half of it comes from most of the time)? Privatise the NHS? Sterilise welfare claimants? ( )

 

Charge fat ******* on food, that would raise hundreds of billions

 

You can't charge them for eating but you could for problems it causes



Still not going to adequately subsidise ev

 

Yes you can, put extra tax on all fast food, sugary sweet foods, and drinks. Lower tax on vegetables healthy food sources

Billions roll in

 

Think I'd have emigrated by then, or started boot-legging curly wurlys and full-sized toblerones!

 

 

Fear not, the full size Toblerone is making a return



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44910195

 

Give it a rest.



When I'm forced into getting a ****ty Leaf, I'll get one. Until then, I'll stick to my thirsty, polluting petrol drinking car.


Oh and you never did answer my question in the EU thread

 

didn't see it, can't be anything worthwhile usual rant

 

At £3 a bar.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/68...expensive-too/