"SALES of new electric cars (BEVs) plunged by a massive 41pc last month amid fresh calls for the government to intervene to make them more affordable to buy and use.
There is now serious concern about how the transition to electric vehicles has stalled over the first quarter of 2024 – traditionally the biggest-buying period of the year.
Just 2,009 new BEVs were registered last month, down from 3,412 on the equivalent period last year. Perhaps even more worrying for the motor industry and the government is that there has been a 14.3pc dive in sales in the first quarter (to 7,971)."
I think when things like the range and the network improve, that will tempt more folks.
I was at J14 a while back on a Friday afternoon, and there was people queueing for the chargers. Went in, had a feed, came out and they were still waiting. That kind of infrastructure wouldn’t inspire confidence.
I know a chap who has just bought an EV and he’s trying to return it to the garage and get a diesel instead because he’s seriously pissed off about what he sees as the misrepresentation about range. He took it for a spin to Sligo and it took him hours to get back waiting for chargers at service stations.
Saw a report that charted the fall in customer sentiment towards Tesla and it mapped directly with a fall in Musks popularity. He’s seen as a major issue for them now.