One issue is surely that at 46p per kWh you are probably paying more per mile for 'fuel' than you would with an equivalent ICE, so not much incentive to switch if you can't charge at home. And the cost of charging can only go up in future as the government look to recoup the duty they receive from ICE fuels now (63.54p per litre, including VAT).
Let's count the false arguments here:
1) We, the taxpayers, give the 750,000 company car users, such as Markjay an enormous EV tax break
(isn't the saving £5k cash for someone choosing an Ioniq5 as a company car rather than a BMW 320d this year? I forget )
By giving company car buyers that tax break, Joe Average will be able to pick up a four year old Ioniq5 with 30k on the clock for £15k....
2) Sad IQ has put a £15 a day congestion charge tax on non-EV's being used in Central London - until 25th December 2025.
3) Markjay, and many other EV owners, aren't just using EV's in cities purely to save money, they're obsessed with pollution.
4) Why would the cost of charging "only go up" with volume and competition?
How would installing more chargers in Supermarkets, on high streets, and outside libraries and council estates "cost more?"
5) Isn't it more likely that 2024's Labour Government will increase its taxation on motorists by charging by actual mileage driven
(and areas driven in) than by charging more for electricity coming out of a 13 amp domestic electric sockets, factory car park sockets and Tesco charge points?
The easy tax hit is on those who actually drive.
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