[XAP]Bob wrote: ↑12 Jan 2022, 11:42pm
So where did those 5k cars come from?
You can’t subsidise second hand cars, you can’t push evs into the second hand market.
All you can do is feed them in to the new market, and let them filter down through the system.
5k cars usually come from depreciation of cars that originally more than that.
You could, if you wished too, sell electric cars for 5k. The price would be very highly subsidised but it is possible. If you did choose such a route then perhaps you’d want to buy electric cars that didn’t cost much in the first place, the lower end of the market. Alternatively, instead of subsidies for cars of (upto) £32 k you could offer substantial help to those who just wanted a basic Fiesta sized car that was electric.
It’s pehaps also possible to tell the car makers that they will sell two small electric cars, with long range batteries too, for every large electric car.
It is perhaps possible (indeed some small garages can already do it) for manufacturers to take older ICE cars and turn them into electric ones - so pushing EV’s into the second hand market. The issue here is the limited availability of batteries and motors and the will to do the work.
Don’t fret, it’s OK to: ride a simple old bike; ride slowly, walk, rest and admire the view; ride off-road; ride in your raincoat; ride by yourself; ride in the dark; and ride one hundred yards or one hundred miles. Your bike and your choices to suit you.