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.

  • 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