As a member of the car manufacturing lobby (until recently anyway) I feel badly let down by our government over this. We were directed to produce electric cars. We developed the technology to do it. We kept our side of the bargain. But, where is the charging infrastructure we were promised? Where are the viable plans to have one by 2030? There are none. Remember, it took 120 years to get the petrol engine where it is now. So far, we have been working on EVs 10 at most. All of the issues discussed will be resolved but it will take time. The problem is not with EVs as such. It’s with the compulsion. I’m an engineer. I want an electric car. But I want it when it’s been properly developed and the infrastructure is there to support it, and not 6 years from now because the government says I have to.
Alan Fairless