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EV grants scrapped

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Canardly:
WIE. Are we a bit strapped for cash atm?

rafletcher:
Maybe because leasing is the predominant method of acquiring an EV?

Kim:
Well it was either that or extend them to ebikes...

rogerzilla:
Let's be honest: it was a subsidy for the already rich, like the original massive FIT for solar panels.

Kim:

--- Quote from: rogerzilla on 14 June, 2022, 01:14:26 pm ---Let's be honest: it was a subsidy for the already rich, like the original massive FIT for solar panels.

--- End quote ---

Indeed.  There's an argument for such in terms of stimulating the development of the technology.  But we're at the point where solar is now cheap enough that it's a no-brainer for anyone who uses electricity and is rich enough to own a roof, and EVs are superior to combustion engines in enough respects that the future of motoring is now clearly going to be electric.

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