"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 10/08/13 09:29, tony sayer wrote:
In article , The Natural Philosopher
scribeth thus
On 09/08/13 16:27, Fredxx wrote:
On 09/08/2013 15:25, Steve Firth wrote:
Renault are starting to really push their Zoe electric car. It's an
amusing price, but massively subsidised by European governments (ie
by you, me and every other taxpayer).

Renault advertise it as 130 mile range but in the small print is
detail that the real world range is closer to 60 miles. But the
interesting detail is that you have to rent the battery. That will
cost the driver £80 a month for 7500 miles a year.

So that's 13p/mile just for the battery. And my wife's boring old
petrol car costs.... 13p/mile in petrol.

So the battery charging costs are on top?
yeah, but the gas that runs the power stations doesn't come with a
massive fuel duty slapped on top.
for a 33% efficent car, a litre of fuel is around 3kwh of electricity
worth after the engine has ****ed most up te exhasut.

so at 12p or so per unit, that comes down to 36p a litre for the 'fuel';


The government would collapse from tax starvation take if E-cars ever
took off.

That comment from you of all TNP!

Noooo!, they just find it expedient to tax the Leccy for "road use" !...

I am sure they will simply add a battery disposal tax, a soundless driver
tax, and a smart meter to every charging point, and charge you 100quid to
park in the middle of cambridge even if its an electric car, whether or
not you want the supplied electricity or not.

It will be illegal to charge a car other than through a completely
dedicated circuit with a totally unique plug and socket, for which a
separete meter will be provided and VAT added at 300%.


Suppose that Red non - road fuel leccy with be a bit difficult, they'll
prolly
have to invent a way of adding "Red electrons" to it;?...

Simple
There will be a black box in every car soon recording every movement.
The technology already exists.

But for now all they need is your odometer reading.
Taken at every MOT and tax added to your MOT.