I agree, they are the future...whether we actually want them or not is another story, Marcus!
But, when people need to be encouraged to buy them in the way of incentives or actually FORCED to buy them by legislation you have to wonder...
The facts are, EV sales are slowing around the World whether EV zealots want to deny it or not. I guess time will tell whether that will continue to happen or if it's just a blip.
https://tinyurl.com/28963kvaThe sad fact is, they aren't a like for like replacement for ICE vehicles at the moment.
Yes, they can be a half reasonable replacement if you live in the burbs and you have the capability to charge your vehicle at home, I get that, but they aren't yet suitable to fully replace ICE as things stand.
For example, If you need to tow a caravan or trailer an EV is crap as far as range goes compared to an ICE...as bad as half the normal range which realistically is nothing to write home about to start with...lol.
Then, if that's not bad enough, many chargers require you to back your vehicle in. So, you will then be required to unhitch the caravan, assuming there's even somewhere you can safely do that, charge your vehicle, then hook your van back up and continue on to the next charge point before you then have to go through the same procedure....Sounds like fun!
Then of course there's heavy haulage, as things stand, an EV truck cannot offer the range and haulage capacity that a diesel truck currently does...
As for Cadogan, is he a "goose" because he's not supporting the EV zealots?