The myth that is taking root is that EV's are cheaper. The only reason they are cheaper with electricity at 30p/kWh is subsidies.
The pre-tax cost of electricity at 4 miles per kWh is about the same as for petrol at 45-50mpg.
The whole EV thing is predicated on lots of renewable electricity which we haven't got. Given the fungibility of electricity and the low likelihood of it being taxed anywhere near the level of liquid motor fuel, I imagine road pricing is a given.
Like the subsidies given for solar PV, the whole racket up to this point has been a scheme for transferring money from poorer people to better off ones.
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