Comment on Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut

• danielquinn@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Or the cost of cars in the midst of a cost of living crisis. E-bikes are cheap by comparison and only about £14/year for electricity.

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  • Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I would an entire e-bike if I had a commute. Rare WFH L. 😑

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• wahming@monyet.cc ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That doesn’t make any sense. Electricity is always cheaper than gas.

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  • Docus@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No, it isn’t, not in the UK. My EV does run cheaper than an equivalent petrol car when charging at home, but when charging on motorways, which I have to do on longer runs, it’s actually more expensive to run than petrol.

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    • wahming@monyet.cc ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ah. So not electricity per se, but public charger fees.

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      • frazorth@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Considering the number of people who don’t have a driveway, public charging points are really the only option.

        I’m not sure what I’ll do when they force me to buy electric and move of ICE. There are four charging points at the big Tesco’s, none at Sainsbury’s or Waitrose and none of the petrol stations have charge points. It’s just not viable for me.

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    • GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This fully explains the non-stop adverts I’ve been getting for a certain large petrol company now installing EV chargers.
      They want to get in on charging while the margin is still 200% of electricity cost, and make that normal.

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  • LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No it isn’t. Maybe in the UK…

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