From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
By Paul Homewood
h/t Ian Magness
In the meantime again in Eco-Land, the numpties are sad:
The price of charging an electrical automobile on the highway has soared by almost 60pc in eight months, making the autos extra expensive to run on lengthy journeys than petrol motors.
Fast cost factors utilized by motorists topping up on lengthy drives at the moment are almost £10 costlier than filling up a automobile with petrol, evaluation by motoring physique the RAC revealed.
Alongside surging power costs, a key purpose behind the associated fee is that VAT is charged at 20pc on public networks, in comparison with 5pc for home power use.
Charging an electrical automobile at dwelling remains to be less expensive than shopping for a tank of gas on the pumps, however many drivers are unable to put in a charger at dwelling as a result of they don’t have off-street parking.
It comes as new petrol and diesel automobiles are as a result of be banned from Britain’s roads inside years because the Authorities pushes to achieve internet zero by 2050.
But critics say the tax levied on public electrical automobile cost factors poses a menace to the Authorities’s ambitions.
Some imagine ministers are reluctant to take the “apparent” step of setting VAT at 5pc throughout the board as a result of electrical autos are seen as elitist.
The numpties apparently haven’t realised that house owners of petrol automobiles don’t solely pay 20% VAT on petrol, but additionally swingeing gas duties, which the aforesaid numpties will quickly need to pay as nicely.
Perhaps cash grows on timber in Eco-Land!
