wannabeeahack wrote:
well does it not seem suspicious that we FIRST had steam cars, in WW1+WW2 we had methane powered cars, but from 1945 to 2014 we can have petrol or diesel cars and thats about it still doing 30-50mpg....(with a few useless hybrids)
NOW, with Tesla producing a viable 100% leccy car PSA comes up with a 120mpg car, if we can wait till 2020
No, it smacks of a conspiracy
How many IC engine plants would close when only an electric motor is needed, how much will governments lose in fuel duty if we can run all day on a 8 hour charge at home, where only 5% VAT is on the bill instead of 80% of the pump price of petrol/diesel?
You're right. However, Brussels is keen to get us driving greener vehicles and polluting less etc. So the government have to subsidise part of the cost of electric cars or vans, and not tax them. There are companies already in America making electric trucks and vans. Once the charging infrastructure gets up to scratch and commercial fleets start to adopt these vehicles, the oil industry will be turned on its head. And remember, not all countries pay anywhere near what we do for fuel. Some countries people pay 2p a litre

. Our government is just a bit more greedy.