EV range

Grumpy_chap

MouldyOldDough said:

EVs are going to be subject to road tax according to the chancellor 
Doesn't make sense converting now does it? 

In the scheme of things, road tax is only a small cost element of motoring and only a small part of the savings sacrificed.  It was always going to happen at some point, unless your expectation was for other elements of general taxation to make up the revenue difference.

Herzlos

MouldyOldDough said:

EVs are going to be subject to road tax according to the chancellor 
Doesn't make sense converting now does it? 

Why? Are they dropping the tax from ICE vehicles?

Jenni_D

Someone has taken a garden implement to this thread.  

ComicGeek

MouldyOldDough said:

EVs are going to be subject to road tax according to the chancellor 
Doesn't make sense converting now does it? 

I know - the possibility of paying a very small amount of money in a few years time has really made me regret the thousands and thousands of pounds saved by having my EV....

Jenni_D

£165 from April 2025 it seems (plus the >£40k uplift), and will apply to all BEVs not just those registered on/after that date.

That's what I took away from the announcement.

MX5huggy

BEV’s first registered since 2017, older ones stay on the CO2 system so £0 currently. 

Better order my next EV today for a chance of delivery before 2025 and avoid the lux car tax. 

Ectophile

So my old petrol car is still going to cost around £30 per year.  You'd think the government didn't want people to switch to electric.

MouldyOldDough

ComicGeek said:

ctuMouldyOldDough said:

EVs are going to be subject to road tax according to the chancellor 
Doesn't make sense converting now does it? 

I know - the possibility of paying a very small amount of money in a few years time has really made me regret the thousands and thousands of pounds saved by having my EV....

Even with the actual charging costs continuing to ramp up to god knows how much??? 

Herzlos

MouldyOldDough said:

ComicGeek said:

ctuMouldyOldDough said:

EVs are going to be subject to road tax according to the chancellor 
Doesn't make sense converting now does it? 

I know - the possibility of paying a very small amount of money in a few years time has really made me regret the thousands and thousands of pounds saved by having my EV....

Even with the actual charging costs continuing to ramp up to god knows how much??? 

Because they haven't actually gone up that much for most drivers, and many EV drivers still save a fortune compared to ICE?

But then you know this, because you've made the same claim dozens of times and had it rebuffed each one.

The cost of fuel went up too, so EV's in the worst case are still just about as expensive as ICE in the best case. That's before stuff like congestion/emission zones, maintenance, convenience and air quality.

MX5huggy

Diesel seems to be the fuel that is ramping up in price currently and that’s before the 12p duty rise due in April.