{"id":261,"date":"2020-03-06T19:38:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T19:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2020-03-06T20:09:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T20:09:58","slug":"uk-market-what-incentives-do-i-qualify-for-when-buying-electric-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evglobe.com\/uk-market-what-incentives-do-i-qualify-for-when-buying-electric-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Market: What Incentives Do I Qualify For When Buying Electric Vehicles?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s always been around. \u201cElectricity\u201d, it was never \u201cinvented\u201d as such; but since around 1800 hundred or so, it\u2019s been widely used in our society for a wide range of tasks. Back in the 1980s, in the UK, electric powered milk floats were very popular. But things have changed now, and we have a pretty diverse range of EV\u2019s on the road. It\u2019s not just the milk man and his delivery boys anymore. It\u2019s the general public, at large.<\/p>\n

The good news is \u2013 There is an unbelievable range of incentives for the lucky members of the UK public, offered by the UK government to purchase one of these 100% electric powered vehicles. A lot of people (including myself in the past) brushed the idea of these off, years ago, when it was more like a silly meme.<\/p>\n

The fact is, they\u2019re not going away anywhere fast, in terms of sales and widespread use by UK drivers. So we better get used to them, because I believe one day in the future, we may have no choice than, to be entirely equitable about it, ladies and gentleman \u2013 Welcome to the \u201cfuture dome\u201d \u2013 where every vehicle is EV\u2019s and those filthy diesel monsters are banned forever, along with their even more repugnant cousins, the evil petrol carbon creators!<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re living in a city and do mostly short journeys, you may actually wish to consider getting an EV. As we all know, big cities are ramping up parking charges and new \u201cfees\u201d and \u201clevy\u2019s\u201d just for daring to drive into some areas in the major cities, especially London where it can cost some motorists up to \u00a33500 pounds or more for having a car in certain areas of the city.<\/p>\n

In terms of superior performance, the engine puts out staggering amounts of torque, plus the overall weight is lighter than combustion engine models. So this give these cars a wonderful throttle response, you only have to slightly squeeze the gas pedal, then you\u2019re rapidly whisked away. It may take you time to get used to the awesome power delivery these cars bring, in and around town, especially in tight streets & spaces.<\/p>\n

Many \u201cNational electric grid distribution specialists\u201d Out there across the UK have said \u201cLecky motors will never work, the grid can\u2019t handle all the extra strain from the cars charging\u201d At face value, it\u2019s a legitimate concern, but luckily those crafty car manufacturers have already thought about that also and came up with some logical solutions.<\/p>\n

There has been talk of, linking charging points to every lamppost in the UK, which would make a lot of sense and save a lot of power, also, most of the new cars can be charged with a standard UK 3 pin socket that us Brits are all accustomed to. It is not as unpractical as it was a decade ago.<\/p>\n

Times are moving ahead, very quickly! So we must put in place real life solutions, which I think the government is doing quite well in the UK thus far.<\/p>\n

Here are some of Government electric car grant for the UK market<\/h3>\n