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Best electric cars to buy 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nHe went on to declare \u201cthere's nothing ambitious about simply asserting a goal for a short-term headline without being honest with the public about the tough choices and sacrifices involved, and without any meaningful democratic debate about how we get there. \u201cThe Climate Change Committee have rightly said, you don't reach net zero simply by wishing it yet. That's precisely what previous governments have done, both Labour and Conservative. No one in Westminster politics has yet had the courage to look people in the eye and explain what's really involved, and that's wrong.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sunak told a press conference that it\u2019s can\u2019t be right for Westminster to impose such decisions on working people without a properly informed debate, saying: \u201cWe seem to have defaulted to an approach which will impose unacceptable costs on hard pressed British families costs that no one was ever really told about, and which may not actually be necessary to deliver the emissions reduction that we need.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even without a ban, Sunak said he\u2019s confident the majority of new car sales will be electric by 2030: \u201cThe costs are reducing, the range is improving, the charging infrastructure is growing. People are already choosing electric vehicles to such an extent that we're registering a new one every 60 seconds,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I also think that at least for now, it should be you, the consumer that makes that choice, not government forcing you to do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
While the Prime Minister will be hoping for a positive reaction from consumers – and voters in the next election – the announcement has created a furore on the political stage.<\/p>\n
The chair of the Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee issued a statement saying \u201cThe Prime Minister has chosen to kick the can down the road, rather than pick it up and put it in the recycling bin.<\/p>\n
\u201c<\/em>I am dismayed by today\u2019s announcement and will be writing to the Prime Minister, on behalf of the committee, outlining our concerns and seeking clarification on his roadmap to net zero.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--2ndlamRb--\/v1683626472\/assets\/partners\/powered-by-motorway_150x70.png\")
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\nWhile uptake of new electric cars has been strong among fleet users, EV purchases by private drivers are flat-lining. Doubts remain concerning their affordability and the charging infrastructure needed to support them as mass adoption gathers pace. The UK is the only major European market that is currently offering no government incentives to support EV sales, which nevertheless accounted for just over 20 percent of the car market in August 2023.<\/p>\n
Ford UK Chair, Lisa Brankin, released a statement echoing the concerns of the car industry regarding the move. It says that that: "Ford has announced a global $50 billion commitment to electrification, launching nine electric vehicles by 2025. The range is supported by \u00a3430 million invested in Ford\u2019s UK development and manufacturing facilities, with further funding planned for the 2030 timeframe.<\/p>\n
"Our business needs three things from the UK government: ambition, commitment and consistency.\u00a0 A relaxation of 2030 would undermine all three.\u00a0 We need the policy focus trained on bolstering the EV market in the short term and supporting consumers while headwinds are strong: infrastructure remains immature, tariffs loom and cost-of-living is high."<\/p>\n
Do you think pushing back the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars was right? Let us know in the comments…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nSource: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Sunak rows back on Boris Johnson\u2019s 2030 ban, saying \u2018it\u2019s not right to impose the cost on working<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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