[HN Gopher] Electric vehicle sales outpace diesel again
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       Electric vehicle sales outpace diesel again
        
       Author : underscore_ku
       Score  : 29 points
       Date   : 2021-08-05 17:14 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | abeetje wrote:
       | Good!
       | 
       | Find me an _affordable_ electric vehicle that can get me to work
       | and back home on a single charge (360km) even in the winter, and
       | I 'd be down. But alas, I have yet to find one, so I'm currently
       | looking at a diesel and hopefully can trade that one in for an
       | electric one in a couple of years (thanks to the innovation in
       | batteries that the current purchasers stimulate).
        
         | nharada wrote:
         | Dang that's a brutal commute
        
         | thescriptkiddie wrote:
         | Have you considered moving closer to work?
        
           | Scoundreller wrote:
           | Or charging infra at work.
        
         | cogman10 wrote:
         | That's quite the commute!
         | 
         | A tesla model 3 long range can certainly do that sort of trip,
         | but it's somewhat expensive ($50,000 USD).
         | 
         | The standard range version MIGHT be able to hit it, but it'd be
         | close.
         | 
         | This is where I wish more work garages would prioritize having
         | charging installed. It'd also help with people that live in
         | apartments.
        
         | Tagbert wrote:
         | Have you considered a hybrid? It should give you the long range
         | but generate much less CO2 and particulates than a diesel.
        
       | thedrbrian wrote:
       | I'm sure people are doing this out of pure altruism and not for
       | the massive tax/BIK savings that the government have set up
       | 
       | https://www.parkers.co.uk/car-tax/advice/bik-changes-for-plu...
        
         | pjerem wrote:
         | And that's totally ok. Taxes are one of the tool a government
         | can use to lean towards societal goals.
        
           | walshemj wrote:
           | Tax breaks for rich middle class people :-)
           | 
           | As with solar power used to be, our solar installation is
           | guaranteed an 8% roi for 20 years plus the advantage of the
           | power we generate
        
             | cogman10 wrote:
             | Is there any tax break that doesn't benefit the rich/middle
             | class? That's sort of the nature of tax breaks.
        
               | walshemj wrote:
               | I should have said really only benefits the rich/middle
               | class.
        
         | junon wrote:
         | Alas, that's what taxes should be used for :)
        
         | r00fus wrote:
         | Tax policy is public policy.
         | 
         | If a government has a desire to deal with climate change, the
         | best way to entice/force industry and consumers to take action
         | is to bake those initiatives into tax policy.
        
         | ljf wrote:
         | I for one am really pleased that those cars will enter the used
         | car market soon - yes the benefits hit one group today, but
         | soon that will be spread further.
        
           | Tagbert wrote:
           | This gets more EVs into the market, builds demand, and once
           | these are cars go on the used market, ensures more, cheaper
           | EVs for people who can't afford a new car.
        
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