[BSomsen]

I wonder what form the 'Grants for EV buyers will stretch to £582m to help people make the transition' will take. An increase in the plug in car grant?

I think nothing changes... most the promises on the green economy as part the announcement were I believe already existing commitments/plans/budget so the main headline is just the pulling forward of the date to 2030, but happy to stand corrected..... there was me too silently hoping that my EV grant would increase for my e208 that I am hoping to collect the keys of in January....

 

[BSomsen]

I don't think anyone will buy Petrol or Diesel after 2025 unless they really want one, most people will just buy electric as price parity will have been reached in the next couple of years whereas Diesel and Petrol will get more expensive. You can already see small petrol cars stopping production for the European market e.g. Smart car, Seat Mi, Skoda Citigo. Not sure about VW Up, think you can still get petrol. Interesting times as it means exisiting car owners will probably hold on to their Petrol and Diesel cars longer than normal while they await a suitable electric replacement at reasonable cost.

agree entirely, am very much in that position, have replaced my Smart ForTwo with the e208, but will hang on to my X3 diesel for many many more years as there is not simply anything EV wise that covers that type of car, that is used for long distances European holidays. It 6 years old but has only done 40k miles but with a PX value that has fallen through the floor, so will (have to) have many more happy driving years in that car in the future.

 

[BSomsen]

You best not look at the Daily Mail ones then. Populated by people from a different planet.

that applies pretty much to anything that rag writes...