It’s easy to think cheaper EVs will encourage more people to switch. But new research shows subsidising these vehicles is poor value for money. There’s a better way.
The only solution to traffic is viable alternatives to driving, and dumping money onto the people who can already afford an EV is a waste of money that could be spent on better transport.
Electric public transport and/or small businesses with small electric buses and more flexible routes. The latter would be particularly useful for our growing aging popuation.
I did understand what you meant (I think). You mentioned ‘better transport’ and for me that would involve greater investment in public transport and transport that doesn’t just have one person per vehicle but can move groups more flexibly and cleanly. If EVs where to be subsidised it might be worth subsidising people on lower incomes and people in group households (family or otherwise). Subsidising the well-off is just subsidising them for brandishing another status symbol.
I don’t want to subsidise EVs.
The only solution to traffic is viable alternatives to driving, and dumping money onto the people who can already afford an EV is a waste of money that could be spent on better transport.
Electric public transport and/or small businesses with small electric buses and more flexible routes. The latter would be particularly useful for our growing aging popuation.
Oh sorry, I mean I don’t want to subsidise EVs for *personal vehicles*
I did understand what you meant (I think). You mentioned ‘better transport’ and for me that would involve greater investment in public transport and transport that doesn’t just have one person per vehicle but can move groups more flexibly and cleanly. If EVs where to be subsidised it might be worth subsidising people on lower incomes and people in group households (family or otherwise). Subsidising the well-off is just subsidising them for brandishing another status symbol.
Yeah agree with your thoughts, thanks for sharing :)