EV sales in UK fall for 1st time

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Might put a spanner in the uk.gov plans for everyone to go electric..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48865702

Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 4th July 12:32

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coldel said:

gottans said:

Might put a spanner in the uk.gov plans for evetyone to electric..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48865702

I would have thought it would have had the opposite effect, government to put even more taxation onto ICE cars and more benefits into EV. Although bear in mind the report is about hybrid cars not EVs in particular which continue to gain market share, albeit at a small rate.

I think the dip was also in other markets and was due to I believe Tesla making a lot of deliveries and then nothing, could be similar effect in the UK but co-incedental to removal of subsidies.

As for more taxes of ICE, as much as the motorist is treated as a cash cow, taxing more to support EV sales might get a furious backlash as a step too far.

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gottans said:

I think the dip was also in other markets and was due to I believe Tesla making a lot of deliveries and then nothing, could be similar effect in the UK but co-incedental to removal of subsidies.

Nothing to do with Tesla. BEV orders are actually way up this year. It's hybrids that are falling.

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kambites said:

That sounds very much like the "my vote wont any difference so I wont bother" argument.

I agree but it's more "my vote won't make any difference as their votes are worth 1000* mine" argument.