Comment on Electric car sales in UK flatline, prompting calls for VAT cut
peter@feddit.uk 5 months agoIn the UK the range of an EV will get you quite a significant distance. Some EVs advertise a range over 400 miles. Even half that is more than most brits travel in a day.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If it’s not useful for car trips, the average lower income family isn’t going to rent a car or fly. Nobody drops 30k so they can rent a car every time they want to leave the island.
peter@feddit.uk 5 months ago
Cornwall to Aberdeen is 700 miles, you’d only have to stop to charge 4 times even with a 200 mile range. You’re probably stopping more than that to take a piss. And I can’t imagine too many people are making that journey.
LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Taking a piss and grabbing snacks for an entire family is 5-10 minutes and gas. Not 30 for a full recharge. Or an hour if the supercharger isn’t available.