By Trevor Hutchings

EVs are critical to the UK’s decarbonisation strategy. If current goals are met, EVs could lower the UK’s emissions by nearly 25% by 2050 and transform our air quality.

This is a lofty target, requiring consistent Government effort and support to achieve. We’ve already seen the impact that this can have, with EVs becoming increasingly common on British roads thanks to policies making ownership easier and cheaper.

With so much riding on EV adoption, we need this momentum to continue. The government needs to pull every lever at its disposal to remove the barriers preventing drivers from switching to EVs.

However, with last week’s budget they’ve risked a major stall.

Of all the reasons drivers give for not changing to EVs, cost is the most significant. That is what makes the Chancellor’s proposal of a........

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