The EV car market exists mainly because of UK government subsidies to companies buying electric vans. This is about the personal misguided agenda of a few people who will benefit personally.
Transition time is a con we simply don't have the infrastructure in place and wont by 2035.Simple fact is that people in 50% of the country don't live in a house that can have a charger its a silly exercise that will cost 1000s of jobs. For a Labour Govt to basically deny people who have a lower income the ability to own their transport is crazy .Vast majority of EV Cars over over 40K!!!
There is a solution: subsidies for the less well off to help them change into EVs. It’s very short-sighted to keep polluting old cars on the road. Strawman arguments rule
EVs are simply NOT where they need to be to be practical. They cost too much, the recharge time makes them impractical for long distance travel and they are not easily maintained as they're full of easily broken gizmos. Of course, even if every car in the UK were taken off the road, the CO2 reduction would hardly even be noticed in the global scheme of things.
The UK has good ideas but always seems to put the cart before the horse. A lack of joined up thinking on the provision of enough reliable charging points has probably put EV ownership back by years.
When the internal combustion engine was first put in a vehicle we didn't then ban the breeding of horses. The change will happen, but I think that we have lost the virtue of patience.
Kay is becoming increasingly more difficult to watch. Challenging politicians is what I love, but twisting words for the narrative is something else - this is one of her less narrative driven interviews. Dying bill gives people the choice - it doesn’t take anything away from them. And if anything I would expand on it.
Electric cars are actually great and reliable the inconvenience is non existent 1 year of owning one I would not go back to diesel for a family vehicle. I don’t agree with the government forcing people as the concept will work as more people experience electric vehicles at their pleasure the same goes with businesses
@@user-ug8wx5er1wthey are just coming in my price range. I have laid a cable for a charger and I cannot wait to get one! We will keep an ICE car too but daily drive will be an EV. I self converted years ago when I got my first electric bike.
@@user-ug8wx5er1w where did those facts come from 2075? How can there be any recycling infrastructure the whole concept is brand new not to mention the cars 😂 I ain’t seen any in the scrap yard yet 😂
From the AA (I do note that the Vauxhall plant is at risk now): Made in Britain MINI - MINI, MINI Clubman and MINI Countryman, in Cowley, Oxford Honda - Civic and CR-V in Swindon Toyota - Auris, Auris hybrid and Avensis in Burnaston, Derbyshire Nissan - Juke, Qashqai, Note and Leaf and Infiniti Q30 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Lotus - Elise, Evora and Exige in Norfolk Aston Martin - DB9, Vantage, Rapide, Vanquish, and DB11 in Gaydon, Warwickshire Bentley Motors - Continental, Flying Spur and Mulsanne in Crewe, Cheshire Rolls Royce - Ghost and Wraith in Goodwood, West Sussex Jaguar - F-Pace and XE in Solihull, and F-type, XJ, XF and XE in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham Land Rover - Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque in Halewood, Merseyside, and Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender in Solihull, West Midlands Vauxhall - Astra at Ellesmere Port and Vivaro van in Luton Other niche, small volume manufacturers include Westfield, Bristol, Ariel and Noble.
The thing is, this was inevitable. Electric cars are going to kill engine car based business regardless of what the government does. Electric cars are better and cheaper to maintain and last longer. Once the charging infrastructure has gotten better. Then it's game over and bankruptcy for oems that haven't transitioned to Electric cars.
@TheWebstaff Not really, Tesla in the USA is killing the traditional automakers slowly, even if governments did nothing it's invetiable. I might sound crazy. But I can't see any of the big auto companies being around in the next 10 years, that's VW, Toyota etc. There all going bankrupt within the next 10 years.
We need to u-turn back to 2030, these legacy automakers have ***LITERALLY*** had DECADES to transition to electric mobility, and due to their greed and corruption they’ve now been eclipsed. SHAME ON THEM, LET THEM FAIL.
Consumer friendly electric cars have existed since the 90s and climate change reform has been talked about for even longer. But because car manufactures and big oil didn't approve, the can got kicked down the road and here we are, trying to cram decades worth of change into a few years. If we'd have pushed for things sooner and more gradually, we'd be all electric by now and have the infrastructure to back it up.
90% of EV sales are going to companies and individuals who rent them for work purposes. The amount of EV's privately owned is ridiculously low.
The EV car market exists mainly because of UK government subsidies to companies buying electric vans. This is about the personal misguided agenda of a few people who will benefit personally.
All the experts have been silenced though
Independent media is much better on most subjects
Transition time is a con we simply don't have the infrastructure in place and wont by 2035.Simple fact is that people in 50% of the country don't live in a house that can have a charger its a silly exercise that will cost 1000s of jobs. For a Labour Govt to basically deny people who have a lower income the ability to own their transport is crazy .Vast majority of EV Cars over over 40K!!!
There is a solution: subsidies for the less well off to help them change into EVs. It’s very short-sighted to keep polluting old cars on the road. Strawman arguments rule
Pushing the WEF agenda. All this was conspiracy a few years back.
EVs are simply NOT where they need to be to be practical. They cost too much, the recharge time makes them impractical for long distance travel and they are not easily maintained as they're full of easily broken gizmos. Of course, even if every car in the UK were taken off the road, the CO2 reduction would hardly even be noticed in the global scheme of things.
I agree. I'd be surprised if it weren't scrapped altogether. When the economy's not doing well, nobody cares about expensive environmental rubbish.
The UK has good ideas but always seems to put the cart before the horse. A lack of joined up thinking on the provision of enough reliable charging points has probably put EV ownership back by years.
They really dont have a clue what they are doing 😂😂
When the internal combustion engine was first put in a vehicle we didn't then ban the breeding of horses. The change will happen, but I think that we have lost the virtue of patience.
Labour spin and lies won’t save anything!
Demand isn't there for an inferior product.
only buses and lorries should be electric
Kay is becoming increasingly more difficult to watch. Challenging politicians is what I love, but twisting words for the narrative is something else - this is one of her less narrative driven interviews.
Dying bill gives people the choice - it doesn’t take anything away from them. And if anything I would expand on it.
2:08 absolutely crazy indeed when they could be selling EV's of their own..
Electric cars are actually great and reliable the inconvenience is non existent 1 year of owning one I would not go back to diesel for a family vehicle. I don’t agree with the government forcing people as the concept will work as more people experience electric vehicles at their pleasure the same goes with businesses
I can’t afford one or charge one at home.
Plus I’d prefer to save the environment as the life of an EV including recycling is disastrous.
@@user-ug8wx5er1wthey are just coming in my price range.
I have laid a cable for a charger and I cannot wait to get one!
We will keep an ICE car too but daily drive will be an EV.
I self converted years ago when I got my first electric bike.
Combustion engine being so eco friendly 😂
@@user-ug8wx5er1w where did those facts come from 2075?
How can there be any recycling infrastructure the whole concept is brand new not to mention the cars 😂 I ain’t seen any in the scrap yard yet 😂
Are there any cars nade in the UK nowadays?
From the AA (I do note that the Vauxhall plant is at risk now):
Made in Britain
MINI - MINI, MINI Clubman and MINI Countryman, in Cowley, Oxford
Honda - Civic and CR-V in Swindon
Toyota - Auris, Auris hybrid and Avensis in Burnaston, Derbyshire
Nissan - Juke, Qashqai, Note and Leaf and Infiniti Q30 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Lotus - Elise, Evora and Exige in Norfolk
Aston Martin - DB9, Vantage, Rapide, Vanquish, and DB11 in Gaydon, Warwickshire
Bentley Motors - Continental, Flying Spur and Mulsanne in Crewe, Cheshire
Rolls Royce - Ghost and Wraith in Goodwood, West Sussex
Jaguar - F-Pace and XE in Solihull, and F-type, XJ, XF and XE in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham
Land Rover - Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque in Halewood, Merseyside, and Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender in Solihull, West Midlands
Vauxhall - Astra at Ellesmere Port and Vivaro van in Luton
Other niche, small volume manufacturers include Westfield, Bristol, Ariel and Noble.
I do note that this list is a little outdated. Jag for instance is completely shifting its line up
Guy seems like a snake oil salesman
The thing is, this was inevitable. Electric cars are going to kill engine car based business regardless of what the government does. Electric cars are better and cheaper to maintain and last longer. Once the charging infrastructure has gotten better. Then it's game over and bankruptcy for oems that haven't transitioned to Electric cars.
Yeah but it needed a push.
It's easy to not think about hydrocarbons impact.
Short term gains..
@TheWebstaff Not really, Tesla in the USA is killing the traditional automakers slowly, even if governments did nothing it's invetiable. I might sound crazy. But I can't see any of the big auto companies being around in the next 10 years, that's VW, Toyota etc. There all going bankrupt within the next 10 years.
We need to u-turn back to 2030, these legacy automakers have ***LITERALLY*** had DECADES to transition to electric mobility, and due to their greed and corruption they’ve now been eclipsed. SHAME ON THEM, LET THEM FAIL.
Consumer friendly electric cars have existed since the 90s and climate change reform has been talked about for even longer. But because car manufactures and big oil didn't approve, the can got kicked down the road and here we are, trying to cram decades worth of change into a few years. If we'd have pushed for things sooner and more gradually, we'd be all electric by now and have the infrastructure to back it up.