Government pulls plug on its remaining UK electric car subsidies

[AE-NMidlands]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... -subsidies

The UK government is ending the last remaining subsidies for electric cars, arguing it will free up funds to expand the charging network and support other battery-powered vehicles.

In a controversial move, the government has closed the £300m plug-in car grant scheme to new orders on Tuesday, the Department for Transport said.

The main industry body said the move will leave the UK as the only big European country without any incentives for electric cars. Carmakers said the decision was not a surprise but “hugely disappointing”.

The government said the grants had created a mature market for ultra-low emission vehicles, helping to increase the sales of fully electric cars from fewer than 1,000 in 2011 to almost 100,000 in the first five months of 2022 alone.

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[Mr Gus]

How many green initiatives have we had that have been allowed to run their full planned course without interruption?

[Stinsy]

This “grant” is teeny compared to the salary sacrifice/income tax benefit enjoyed by some.

It is also something that benefits middle class people while barely affecting the decision to buy a plug-in.