The government making electric cars cheaper is nice, but is it enough to persuade me to give up petrol? Other factors are at work as we move to net zero, writes Stephen McNair. Here are some to contemplate ⤵️
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The biggest difference between now and 4 years ago is the rollout of the public charging network. A 330-mile trip to Wales 4 years ago was a nightmare hunt for chargers of reasonable speed that weren't broken. That same trip now is a breeze.
aug 26, 2025, 2:30 pm • 0 0 • view
The answer to this "fear of being overtaken by better technology" is not to buy the EV, but to lease it. I'm on my second. I had a Jaguar iPace for 3 years - brilliant as a car, but not great on intuitive interfacing with the driver; now I have a Volvo EV - better in almost every way than the Jag.
aug 26, 2025, 2:27 pm • 0 0 • view
The article doesn’t feel like it was written by someone who has ever owned an EV. It would help if they knew the subject For example, there’s zero confusion about charging standards in Europe - it’s CCS and that’s it Obsolescence isn’t a real issue either, older EVs continue to work perfectly well
aug 26, 2025, 2:27 pm • 0 0 • view
Could someone explain to Mr McNair that all his guff about incompatible chargers etc. once applied to mobile phones and was quickly resolved by using adapters. 'Charging infrastructure' is just a posh way of describing installing transformers. We already have electricity!
aug 26, 2025, 2:32 pm • 0 0 • view
When the street charging price infrastructure is 2 or 3 times the cost of domestic supply and rivals or is even more expensive per mile than fossil fuels those who do not have off street parking at home will be reluctant to buy Ev's
aug 30, 2025, 10:34 am • 0 0 • view
I would love a fully electric car. I live in a Victorian terrace with narrow back lanes at the rear and first-come-first-served parking at the front. Cannot afford a house with forecourt/garage. Await an e-car with readily (daily) replaceable batteries...Cmon designers.
aug 26, 2025, 3:37 pm • 1 1 • view