""It's certainly not the right time to do it.""
""Fuel duty covers petrol and diesel, but there's no equivalent for electric vehicles. We want a fairer system for all drivers.""
""That [policy], in the face of really fragile demand for electric vehicles, is just another brake.""
""It's really easy to sell people things they want," she says. "It's hard to sell people things they don't want. "Electric vehicles in some instances have gone from being a great thing to being something that we're trying to push people into.""
New or higher taxes and a proposed pay-per-mile charge could deter UK drivers from buying electric vehicles amid weakening demand. Administrative burdens of calculating mileage may discourage potential EV owners and add friction to switching from petrol and diesel. The Treasury notes that fuel duty applies to petrol and diesel but has no EV equivalent and seeks a fairer system for all drivers. A pay-per-mile charge has reportedly been considered from 2028. Automakers face pressure to meet the UK's net zero target requiring 80% of new car sales to be electric by 2030, with incentives such as a reinstated purchase grant.
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