When EV's were introduced a couple years ago the Government of the day decided to introduce a £5,000 (US$7,800) discount off applicable electric cars. Unfortunately all this did was encourage certain manufacturers (Nissan and Vauxhall/GM) to just increase the price of their respective EV's/Plug Ins by, wait for it, £5,000. So their cars were not any cheaper than elsewhere and they were getting £5,000 for nothing, courtesy of the tax payer. Well, news of this got back to the Government and they're now getting rid of the incentive. Que either a £5,000 increase in costs of EV's making them even less affordable OR the price will remain the same and thus prove that Toyota and GM were ripping everyone off. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2411883/5k-electric-car-grants-scrapped-experts-incentive-did-little-help-environment.html Such an opportunity wasted by the very people it was meant to help. Sad day
government needs to find a way to penalize fuel hogs which will help shift sales with no mfgs. shenanigans.
Grumpy- What are other EU countries doing? The InsideEV website here plans an article soon about what USA may do on our credits (can't wait to see). Here there the $7500 credit (+more in some states) make some Plug_ins very affordable, especially lease but also to buy.
Some offer incentives and others don't. I know Ireland, Norway, Portugal and Holland are pro EV, whereas diesel biased Germany don't (or didn't). Norway have some amazing incentives and funnily enough the uptake of EVs is high.
Well givent he price drops in other EU, I think you'll see a drop in UK, make 5K maybe more. While some may claim its tied to the credit, the fact that its all of EU says otherwise. Inside EV now has an article. Vauxhall Cuts Ampera Pricing In UK: Reduces Base Price By £3,000 ($4,700 US) So its not quite 5K cut for the UK..
