Grant cuts, Oscar Wilde and e-scooters
The latest news in the world of EV
Good morning and welcome back to The Fast Charge, the electric motoring newsletter. My name is Tom Riley and I’ll be your host.
The big news from last week - while I was away gallivanting in my home - was that EV grants have been slashed by the government.
It was a surprise given we only just had the budget - where news like this should really be shared - though, one suspects it was seen as too controversial for team Rishi or, in Downing Street lingo, ‘requires its own grid slot’.
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In the news…
DRAWBRIDGE UP: The bigs news of last week was the government’s surprise announcement to cut the EV grant from £3,000 to £2,500. At the same time, they have also limited the availability of the grant to cars valued below £35,000. This means cars like the BMW i3 and the e-Niro don’t now qualify. In ma…