Will UK’s 10% discount get more people buying electric cars? The evidence doesn’t look good

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Will UK’s 10% discount get more people buying electric cars? The evidence doesn’t look good

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EVs are still so expensive that 10% off isn't nearly enough to make them affordable. Add to that the fact they scrapped the road tax exemption for EVs and the afformentioned lack of chargers (although that seems to be improving, albeit quite slowly).