This will kill EV adoption, just to put it into perspective this is the equivalent of an average ICE car (38.6MPG) having 25.5p added per litre of fuel, in a single budget.

The even more ridiculous thing is plug in hybrids are 1.5p per mile, so people with 80+ miles of range in their Golfs etc. will pay half price, even though they are needlessly dragging around an internal combustion engine for 99% of their journeys.

  • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
    2·
    24 hours ago

    It’s not short-term, and it’s not non-strategic. Government has to replace fuel duty revenue.

    • The Infinite Nematode@feddit.ukEnglish
      6·
      21 hours ago

      Strategy: let’s stop burning oil which the planet can not afford

      Things that support strategy:

      • end oil and gas company subsidies
      • don’t drill for more oil or start fracking
      • invest in and promote public transport
      • promote EVs for personal transport

      You see how this goes? We decide on the macro level aims and then come up with a range of policies which support those goals

      • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        16 hours ago

        That’s nice, but explain how the government would invest in public transport after the loss of £26bn of revenue?

        • The Infinite Nematode@feddit.ukEnglish
          3·
          10 hours ago

          Well, the oil and gas subsidies to private companies that are making record profits currently stands at 18bn, so that makes a big impact in your figure.

          I suppose the other thing I’d ask is how much you think climate change is going to cost the UK on an annual basis in pure economic terms