“Ludicrous Policy!” Pace Of Electric Vehicle Transition Could ‘Devastate’ Car Industry

[@grahamellis6029]

This government is going to make every working man and woman redundant on the back of being a net zero leader.

[@davebarlow6457]

Green box tickers are a menace to society.

[@geoffreytaylor6644]

Milliband is a clone of Blair and should share a cell.

[@Whiskey0880]

If he's a clone, then he's the furthest down the line of Michael keatons multiplicity.

[@zigjones7442]

No other country takes Starmer and his unqualified ministers seriously. We have no credibility globally anymore.

[@anthonyevans5772]

Haven't you noticed? Neither do we!

[@rayganter8029]

When the Last bit of Industry Walks out of this country and there is Nothing Left for the people of the UK WHAT THEN............There can NEVER be NET ZERO in a Carbon World

[@cloudfive53]

The EV car market exists mainly because of UK government subsidies to companies buying electric vans. This is about the personal misguided agenda of a few people who will benefit personally.

[@melly9037]

I wanna know how he managed to find his motley crew cabinet, just a bunch of uneducated fools, none are qualified to be in the position that they are.

What the hell experience does the fool Miliband have ?

[@tonydavies3511]

Angie got up the duff at 16 though and David Lammy knows for sure that men can grow a cervix. We're in safe hands melly.

[@stevehorner9388]

Some car parks in China won't let electric cars park in them do they know something we don't like they catch fire more than we think

[@johnchristmas7522]

It's called weight. and fire risk

[@DavidPlayfair]

Nonsense. You made that up, didn't you?

[@floro7687]

@@DavidPlayfair petrol cars are 60 times more likely to burn

[@JamesJackson-h1o]

How can the government "fine" a company for not selling 22% ev cars unless its against the law ?

[@cazrealist1]

Those ev's are not green and are extremely harmful to the environment

[@veryhappychappy12]

Agreed, both in the short and long term.

Absolutely correct.

[@DavidPlayfair]

Oh no they're not! That's cow-dung!

[@warnz9701]

@@DavidPlayfair No, if you believe they are not harmful that cow dung is what you have between your ears.

[@5BASSIP]

Contrary to what This Rentoul chap says, people in China are not buying electric. They were to begin with, but not now. There acres and acres of broken, faulty, or fire damaged electric cars. Also, acres of electric cars in fields that have yet to be sold. I hope that this government continues in the disastrous way it has started, because it will destroy them.

[@DavidPlayfair]

Those EVs dumped in fields are from ride-share company that folded. And many had come to the end of their life.

[@warnz9701]

@@DavidPlayfair Because the battery needs changing and it's not economically viable.

[@DavidPlayfair]

@@warnz9701 Yes. Because they are old and high mileage, and their owners had gone out of business. Ben Sullins made a video about these old cars on his KZbin channel. The truth is quite surprising. :)

[@GrahamJackson-j2s]

Most people just can't afford them.

[@coconutBarnes]

Fines due for not meeting 22% EV sales will amount to £12.6 BILLION this year. Can vehicle manufacturers afford this? What about next years targets, what are the fines going to be then? This NutZero policy is going to bankrupt the UK motor industry, then where will we be?

[@tubbytoboron1685]

I will never buy an EV. Total waste of money.

[@wizardssleeve6049]

4 wheeled microwaves for bedwetters.

[@terrycushway3248]

If anyone actually wanted these stupid cars there would be no need to offer incentives to buy them.

[@JamesLWilliams-k9x]

EV would not be feasible for People living in a parking congested inner city town house with no drive !

[@toyin4534]

Earth is currently at CO2 levels of 425ppm. Optimum CO2 levels for bees 2500-300ppm, optimum level for plants 1000ppm. Both have been on the planet longer than humans, more importantly neither of them can lie or take brown envelopes. I will go with what the bees and plants need!

[@deja-view1017]

Quite right - we are perilously close to levels of CO2 that will stop photosynthesis and plant respiration, and produce worldwide famine - is that the plan? (Rhetorical question)

[@TonyHills-c2d]

Nearly 3 million signed the petition, good, but obviously the vast majority don't give a s**t about whats happening.

[@Steve-Cross]

The end of civilisation as we know it. I think it’s time we all started to learn to ride horses again. Completely bonkers. 🤪

[@cazfloss1990]

We drove to Bruges and back on £64 worth of fuel. Didn’t think that was too bad and no stopping of course!

[@ScragNath]

So, overseas car manufacturers exporting their ICE vehicles to the UK will be fined? Good luck with that.

[@lvl9704]

Ed is an obsessive to the detriment of reason🤦 Net zero sense!!!!

[@Tomdawson100]

The answer is just don’t buy electric cars. We cannot be forced to buy one

[@johnchristmas7522]

The EV market is already doomed. Ford and GM of America, VW of Europe and Chinese Production are ALL suffering the same problem----customers aren't buying. They are far too expensive, have to much electronic control over the "driving experience", Have HUGE depreciation costs and HUGE insurance costs add to that a very poor infrastructure. It all stems from unreasonable time frames, government withdrawal of subsidy for motorists and nothing done to the infrastructure. Plus we all know, they will not be road tax free. Over the last ten years government has upgraded the motorways to have more control and that means tax by mile for all cars. They are also a huge fire risk and weigh a ton (the reason why multi store car parks are banning them) Add to that the fines car manufacturers will face if they don't commit to total EV. After the horrendous losses, running into billions, it will be cheaper , for car producers, to shut down altogether! Plus the stupid net zero politicians, have forgotten, is the fact of the total load on the electrical grid! We are ALL suppose to run out and by cars costing £50/60,000 and also change our boilers to Heat pumps (approx £5000) that dont work. Where is all this electricity and money going to come from? We already import electricity from France in the high periods, it's a total bloody mess---Governments, the bane of everybody, an elected clique of idiots.

[@DavidPlayfair]

That's all cow-dung. Ford and GM can't make EVs at a profit and VW is going under because the Chinese aren't buying their old-tech ICE cars.

[@jeremylister89]

STOP AND THINK! Are you happy to pay more than 1000% more for your electric costs? This is as if your house electric cost rise from £700 per year to £8,500. This is the madness of EV charging cost variability. £0.07 per unit at home versus £0.85(max) at a public charger. To my mind it is insane to have such a difference and then to say to the population....you must buy an EV...which you may not be able to 'fuel', or to park or to insure or to get fixed, with frightening depreciation and not built ethically or to last. THINK!!

[@NeilHughes-ti6pz]

Miliband is crazy. Just look at those Goat eyes.

[@HzHz]

My son in-law works for a water company, they recently changed their fleet of cars to EV's the workers absolutely detest them. I don't want my daughter let alone my son in-law in the car I think they are dangerous 💧=🔥.

[@tezg1508]

They have a lot of fires in China.

[@DavidPlayfair]

No they don't.

[@con_boy]

4:05 that is the first lie. That is not true unless you can charge it from home. And even then it is only PARTLY true.

[@drdoug007]

NO "No subsidies" ! WFT is the guest on. Subsidies, mean that other people are paying for your car. That is NOT fair!

[@jonnymelamet8029]

Even John Rentoul sounds exasperated by this government.

[@michaelpascoe9663]

Labour will be happy we will are be out of work but were are we going to get taxes from to pay for the asylum seekers and the rest of the world ???

[@RalphEllis]

Electricity is not cheaper. Slap a 60% tax on it, as petrol has to pay, and see how much it costs. E

[@jamesbassant8896]

What a stupid way to go, this will absolutely ruin the UK

[@hughmuir3063]

How can the government demand sales of 22% EVs if the population just don't want electric vehicles ?

[@ianbird8617]

How in the world can a government fine a company for not reaching a hypothetical sales target. The government has not invested in infrastructure it’s signed us upto unrealistic green targets and levies. We have the most expensive electric in Europe. How can a government that produces nothing impose production levels to a free market. Without encouraging buyers with subsidies or investing in the infrastructure to run these vehicles. It’s ludicrous

[@keithrn9447]

When we all go electric what will happen to the revenue /taxes generated on petrol etc come from? EV taxes? The danger of electric cars catching fire could be a problem!

[@user-jojo29]

Racahel Reeves said and I quote 'you can be confident about the tax rates we've set for this Parliament' Sounds like a promise not to alter tax rates at all for the lifetime of this Parliament.

[@warnz9701]

Poor old John, such a muppet.

[@fishmeister2625]

I live on a terraced street with no driveways and garages. There are three chargers on the entire street for around 150 houses, none of which I have ever seen used. No point in pushing this agenda with no infrastructure.

[@jimblamire3312]

They don't want you to have a car at all.

[@Vince616]

Stamer needs to encourage manufacturing in this country, massive tarifs on Chinese goods, bring back jobs to the UK

[@keithrobinson5752]

Even at the beginning the EV idea never added up. The cost savings always came from a lack of tax which would change due the governments need for the billions they get from motorists.

[@leslieaylett5375]

Just had a DPD van driver deliver to my warehouse. He was freezing as he cannot turn the heating on in his milk float van. This would reduce his range.💁🏻It is already only 110 miles fully loaded and would be 90 with the heater on❄️. 🤷🏼Takes him 8 hours to charge the van🙈 Doh!🙈

[@jeremylister89]

This is like someone inventing a product that the gov thinks everyone must have...such as a great new take on incontinence pants. And then the gov say if you don't sell enough, we are going to fine you out of business. Twats. Not everyone needs incontinence pants, and no-one NEEDS an EV.

[@koggism]

Electricity has been cheeper than petrol because the government has made it that way by tax hell out of petrol and diesel

[@jcfallows]

The government should have built out supercharger stations like Tesla did before they started selling their cars! If a private start to company can do it so can the government. Then they should let the market decide what they want to drive and let the transition go at it's own speed. This instant changeover is not working.

[@davidsewell4705]

Hey Guys I live in Shanghai and the reason ev's have taken on is simple. Government subsides. I have an ice car and the number plate cost me 120k rmb it I buy and ev the number plate is free. Simple isn't it. Dave

[@ram64man]

Public refuse stop pay per mile become law with this policy

[@jasonbuksh2958]

They shouldn't be taxing/fining viable means of transport in favour of EV's that not many want. Give EV's tax cut's buy all means - but don't hamper the providers of current solutions

[@garylee-pl9dl]

Meanwhile we've cut winter fuel and been hammered by tax. Does anyone believe the 'zero bills' crap. Miliband is my tip for the most hated man.

[@veryhappychappy12]

It's a very hard call...that must be the most uninspiring and inept front bench in British political history. But I think you have it...just.

[@jimblamire3312]

David Miliband is raking in millions from this, literally. Follow the money.

[@garylee-pl9dl]

@@veryhappychappy12 The costs are biblical.

[@garylee-pl9dl]

@@jimblamire3312 America finally see's sense, we've gone insane. [or MP's have]

[@DavidPlayfair]

Range Rover doesn't make BEVs, Mike!

[@barriewilliams4526]

Net-Zero madness.

[@pollyp43]

They need to take all green stuff to china

[@veryhappychappy12]

Interesting to hear Rentouls take on the shambles, but good to hear that even parts of the 'Independent' is having a light bulb moment.

[@superchargedxjr]

EVs, just check the depreciation!!

[@brucecrawford3800]

Miliband is a clown and always has been, the frightening part now is he's a clown with power.

[@ianbird8617]

Nissan is billions in debt due the the great green car race…

[@pwilliams8051]

We believe you john 🤡

[@shreddedguy679]

6:30 if they have already done well then why you talking about it hypothetically then saying they have actually done it lol

[@roslynclark6690]

They inherited from the Tories, so what? Change it, this is on Miliband, an unpopular kid finally getting attention, his mother has to rein him in.

[@melly9037]

Milliband, what a ?????? 😒

[@Duchess_in_Windsor]

If all care and trucks are electric the roads and bridges will need reinforcing due to the weight of the electric vehicles. Fuels vehicles loose weight as they drive, electric cars don't!! What happens to the batteries of these vehicles when the battery dies?this has not been thought out long term 🤔🤔🤔

[@TonyHills-c2d]

I won't knowingly buy Chinese. I won't buy an EV as theyre unaffordable and what fool would buy a used one with an unknown battery life? I'll keep my car running, untill they find a way to outlaw them, and they will.

[@antoniopalmero4063]

I think Richard Tice drives a Tesla , good cars .

[@Magidek]

This guest is annoying...😴

[@Letsgetiton41]

John Rentoul has a very annoying voice and a clown as well.

[@rickynewton7125]

🦼🦼🛴🚘🚙 the big companies in China have stopped investing electric cars they can't sell them there are no profits to be made and there is too much by-products to making them especially in the battery power you talk about how to clean me up but they are not especially when they are being made I may only have a very short lifespan just like you torch🔦🔦🔦🔦🗑️

[@tonyhogan6905]

People will not buy shite! End of.

[@wadoryujujutsukempo6289]

Only thing that makes sense are electric bicycles

[@johnchristmas7522]

Trouble with that idea, government won't the car owner to fleece for tax on a regular basis.

[@hollypig100]

Thought Labour were suppose to be about the workers not redundancies

[@carlos-ek5de]

Vauxhall plant now closing Miliband name on net zero where do you think big chunks of money will go

[@Pugwash-0]

John Rentool is an absolute fool

[@leslierowe2337]

That's an insult to fools

[@WilliamLyon-cq1jr]

The Emperor's New Clothes definitely not Keir starmer's has clothes belong to Lord alli allegedly