On December 18, the British Transport Department did not issue any notice, suddenly reduced the subsidy for electric vehicles from 2500 pounds to 1500 pounds (about 12664 yuan), and limited to low-end models below 32000 pounds (about 270,000 yuan).
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This is the second time that the UK has started to subsidize electric vehicles after the last subsidy cut and the price ceiling has been lowered. Uk Transport Minister Trudy Harrison said that priority will be given to subsidies for low-end models, rather than high-end models, and is committed to benefiting more people and reducing carbon emissions.
With the exception of Northern Europe, which has higher per capita incomes, the focus for consumers in other countries and regions is not on carbon emissions, but on prices and costs. In order to encourage the development of the new energy automobile industry, many countries have subsidies for electric vehicles and hydrogen energy vehicles. Today, the sales of electric vehicles in some developed countries in Europe are already very high, such as Norway, where electric vehicles accounted for about 95% of the market share in November, and the local government really does not need to spend money to support the electric vehicle industry.
The Reduction of Electric Vehicle Subsidies in the United Kingdom is not an isolated case, and many countries and regions around the world with good electric vehicle development momentum are reducing subsidies for new energy vehicles. So the question is, in the case of less and less subsidies for electric vehicles, is it that fuel vehicles are going to become fragrant again?
The advantage of electric vehicles is that they are fully powered and the cost of travel is low. Once the electricity is only about 0.6 yuan, can drive 5 kilometers, the travel cost of fuel vehicles is at least 5 times that of electric vehicles, if you encounter frequent traffic jams, this number will be greater.
The disadvantage of electric vehicles is that charging is more troublesome, it only takes a few minutes for fuel vehicles to add oil, and electric vehicles need at least tens of minutes to be fully charged, and at this stage, charging piles can be much more difficult to find than gas stations. In winter, the endurance of electric vehicles will also be seriously reduced, if the air conditioning is turned on, it is impossible to drive far.
It can also be seen from the current sales volume that in China, the world's largest automobile market, the sales of electric vehicles are only a fraction of that of fuel vehicles. Judging from the current battery performance of electric vehicles, if there is a need to run long distances, or if you live in a cold area in the north, it is definitely more suitable for fuel vehicles.
A number of manufacturers have officially announced that electric vehicles with a range of 1,000 kilometers will be listed in the second half of next year, and perhaps at that time, electric vehicles can compete with fuel vehicles without fear of charging and temperature troubles.