Electric cars.

[Chippy_Tea]

It will certainly help EV adoption if it happens.

They are going to have to do something to get the ball rolling, i have discussed BEV's at work and not one person is planning to get rid of their ICE car to buy one even in the future when their ICE needs changing, i imagined the younger drivers may be attracted as they have the cash to buy new but its not happening.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Are lower cost electric car loans on the way? Plans afoot to cut finance costs for EV buyers​

UK Government is in talks with finance industry over guarantees aimed at reducing interest rates​

Link: https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/365772/are-lower-cost-electric-car-loans-way


My reading between the lines of this is that the government is asking finance companies to give EV buyers low/zero interest loans, and possibly in return they'll get let off the hook for compensation to car buyers for the non-disclosure of commission payments.

It will certainly help EV adoption if it happens.

This i can believe, so crime does pay

 

[jof]

Well what do you expect when all the incentives are removed.

It appears the government still needs to incentivise electric cars to keep the uptake momentum going.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Seriously you could not make this up, this another example of how f--ked up the Government is, firms are having to take their ev vans off the road and revert back to diesel and petrol why, because they can't get them MOT'D https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news...N&cvid=403ef877d9be4e91e0eebaea2ba610b4&ei=18

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I know you hate this government Rod but sometimes its not their fault, the weight limit categories for MOT have been around for years its not the governments fault EV Vans are over 3,000Kg and move into the higher class 7.

Anyone can drive a vehicle over 3,500 Kg and up to 7,500 Kg on a car licence but must hold a CPC card (grandfather/grandmother rights permitting) if they don't have one and drive class 7 they can be fined £1000 this will be giving fleet operators a major headache but i believe its a good thing judging by the standard of driving i see by white van man delivering parcels every day .

If you have a CPC card you are classed as a professional driver if you break the law the penalties can be much higher.

Electric versions of regular large vans often fall within the 4.25-tonne derogation rules. It means they are treated as a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) for the MOT. This requires them to be tested at one year old, rather than three.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I understand all that but someone at department of transport has seriously cocked up big time, they want us to go green it must have dawned on them that the heavy batteries would take these vans into the higher bracket and said listen we need more testing stations and testers it is not rocket sience and they are being good money, so now we have green vans stood idle because of idle sloppy work

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I understand all that but someone at department of transport has seriously cocked up big time, they want us to go green it must have dawned on them that the heavy batteries would take these vans into the higher bracket and said listen we need more testing stations and testers it is not rocket sience and they are being good money, so now we have green vans stood idle because of idle sloppy work

I will flip that and blame the manufacturers who must have known for a long time this was going to be an issue and should have consulted the DOT about it, its not the DOT's job to wonder if a vehicle made in the future may be too heavy to be tested at class 4 stations.

 

[Rodcx500z]

I will flip that and blame the manufacturers who must have known for a long time this was going to be an issue and should have consulted the DOT about it, its not the DOT's job to wonder if a vehicle made in the future may be too heavy to be tested at class 4 stations.

Thinking about it more, you are spot on