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Ev Sales Jumped In December To 33% Of Total New Car Sales. Here's Why There's Trouble Ahead


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#1 mab01uk

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Posted 12 January 2023 - 11:25 PM

Electric car sales in the UK jumped in December 2022 to 33% of the total car sales.

This video explains why this happened and why this rate of increase is unsustainable.

 

 

 

 



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Posted 13 January 2023 - 07:19 AM

Watched that yesterday, Harry asks some very good questions. How many Tesla’s did Tesla buy in December? Why do Morris Commercials keep pushing back the pre order date for their ‘milk float’?



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Posted 13 January 2023 - 07:49 AM

Why do tesla's cost so much?

Because they charge alot.........


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Posted 13 January 2023 - 08:47 AM

That guy may have some good points but I got bored after 5 mins.
He did, however, manage to put my child to sleep so thnks for that.

#5 roblightbody

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Posted 13 January 2023 - 10:00 AM

That guy may have some good points but I got bored after 5 mins.
He did, however, manage to put my child to sleep so thnks for that.


That guy is one of the most highly regarded motoring journalists in the world, and one of the people who created Evo magazine.

He makes some excellent points. On his YouTube channel you can see him test driving various electric cars, so he has a very balanced view of things.

#6 Ethel

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Posted 13 January 2023 - 10:40 AM

I'd say the (very rich) guy churning 3 electric cars is doing more for the environment than the bloke with the 10yr old diesel. He'll need a hell of an income to stay very rich, but he will have subsidised 2 secondhand car buyers all the way down the chain to take a couple of old smokers off the road.

 

I believe it takes an average 6 years of filling up your tank to offset the production cost in CO2.

 

We haven't made enough of chargeable hybrids though, he's right on that.






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