Snap analysis: EVs still £1,000 cheaper to run with 3p/mile charge

“Many experts are understandably concerned that this could send the wrong signal to drivers thinking of making the switch to EVs, with the Government repeating the chopping and changing of EV policies that we saw under the previous administration. 
 
“EVs are already cheaper to run than petrol cars and, even with a 3p per mile charge, they will still remain over £1000 a year cheaper to run. But this announcement comes shortly after the Government gave in to industry lobbying by weakening its EV sales targets. This could enable industry to push more hybrids on drivers that burn five times more fuel than their manufacturers claim, and cost hundreds of pounds more a year to run than EVs. 
 
“Longer-term, it would be expected that all road users make a contribution, but Government risks sending mixed signals and undermining consumer confidence by trying to encourage drivers into EVs with one policy, and possibly putting them off with another. The net result could be to keep people stuck in dirtier and more expensive petrol cars for longer.”