Yes, elephant no.1 is a major problem. When we bought our EV less than 2 years ago, home charging was ¼ the price of petrol and public rapid charging was ½ the cost. Now public charging is at parity and a significant reason to switch has gone. This will surely impede the growth of EVs. It is pure opportunism – regulation would be the answer.
It would be better to argue that EVs are affordable by promoting American cars is wrong – not only is the country not a friend to the environment or perhaps humankind, but we’re also missing a huge economic opportunity by doing so: if they end up dominating our roads, we’ve failed.
One of the two super powers consumes many times more per capita. One of the two is ahead of its net zero target, deployed more renewables than Europe, and is by far the world's largest EV market.
One of the two destroyed the British on line gambling industry and replaced it with its own.
We are continually bombarded by anti-Chinese propaganda, and it is important to recognise it for what it is.
I agree that the US is a challenge to the UK, especially since the Inflation Reduction Act, but my point is China is moving so quickly, as you say, that we cannot let what's happened with everything else, like clothes and electronics, and turn to their supply because it's easy.
There is a misconception that our manufacturing industry has gone, but that is not the case. It has just disappeared from our media. From our perspective it doesn't matter whether we are making cars for BYD or Stellantis.
The much bigger issue is our lack of EV intellectual property, but that would require our scientists to take a huge pay cut and give up accountancy and artisan cheese making. Banning Chinese car will have no impact in that respect.
Yes, elephant no.1 is a major problem. When we bought our EV less than 2 years ago, home charging was ¼ the price of petrol and public rapid charging was ½ the cost. Now public charging is at parity and a significant reason to switch has gone. This will surely impede the growth of EVs. It is pure opportunism – regulation would be the answer.
It would be better to argue that EVs are affordable by promoting American cars is wrong – not only is the country not a friend to the environment or perhaps humankind, but we’re also missing a huge economic opportunity by doing so: if they end up dominating our roads, we’ve failed.
One of the two super powers consumes many times more per capita. One of the two is ahead of its net zero target, deployed more renewables than Europe, and is by far the world's largest EV market.
One of the two destroyed the British on line gambling industry and replaced it with its own.
We are continually bombarded by anti-Chinese propaganda, and it is important to recognise it for what it is.
I agree that the US is a challenge to the UK, especially since the Inflation Reduction Act, but my point is China is moving so quickly, as you say, that we cannot let what's happened with everything else, like clothes and electronics, and turn to their supply because it's easy.
There is a misconception that our manufacturing industry has gone, but that is not the case. It has just disappeared from our media. From our perspective it doesn't matter whether we are making cars for BYD or Stellantis.
The much bigger issue is our lack of EV intellectual property, but that would require our scientists to take a huge pay cut and give up accountancy and artisan cheese making. Banning Chinese car will have no impact in that respect.