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2024-08-31 08:38:40

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I'm in favour of course but I doubt this will affect the genuinely rich as much as we might think, they'll find a way to avoid it. It'll hit the more affluent section of the middle class, the ones who use CGT to avoid income tax on privately owned small businesses, landlords with little property portfolios and so on.
The only viable answer to the truly rich is a wealth tax and it's becoming increasingly clear to me that this is a problem the world needs to solve pretty soon.

2024-07-04 10:01:37

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I need a reliable 100 mile range. Already decided I can do the long journeys other ways.
But yeah, and I think PHEVs are a good answer to that. If I had one I doubt I'd spend more than a tenner a month on petrol.
They're just not available at the bottom end yet though. Older Leafs are, and even some of the second-gen ones are starting to look affordable.

2024-07-04 09:57:32

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It's surprised me that more petrol stations haven't added chargers. They must be able to see the writing on the wall. Add a nice cafe and they might even make more money than they do now.
An hour on a fast charge, and a coffee and a snack once a week would work for a lot of people.

2024-07-04 09:14:35

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True but they're not bank-breakingly expensive if you've got a drive. I'd make that cost back in the first year easily in running costs, I reckon.
Particularly now selective pricing tariffs are back

2024-07-04 09:09:49

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That's definitely a problem that needs solving.
We looked at downsizing to a flat this year. Turned out not to be worth it really, but the plan for a BEV factored into deciding to stay here for a while. We can get a charger on the wall dead easy.
We need a network of street chargers probably.

2024-07-04 09:00:09

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Yep, it's looking very do-able now.

2024-07-04 08:38:45

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Genuinely don't understand why anyone is buying a shiny brand-new ICE car these days.
I'm still running one but that's because I inhabit the under-three-grand end of the market and I don't tend to bin cars until they're actually getting scrapped, and even I'm planning to get a cheap BEV when this one fails.

2024-06-26 09:07:38

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I see what you're getting at. Not sure I agree entirely but yeah, I see what you mean.