I get the feeling that not only the well advertised ICE ban but more subtly the Euro7 emmissions coming in shortly will be very painful for those of us who like the sound of a V8 etc.

The requirements for a petrol engine to meet Euro 7 seem very restrictive with the doom mongers saying that most of the current engines will be choked to death and have trouble pulling the skin off a custard. The additional cost over a current petrol engine will be considerable as well as the space in the engine bay. This will further damage the range of non-BEV city cars quite quickly as their prices will rise and volumes will fall sending the manufacturers running. I think the introduction of the new FIAT 500 model as BEV only alongside the existing one is the first of several. The only way to keep the price sensible in this case is to short the battery capacity as we are seeing.

My (always) cynical side also expects that as BEV becomes the rising tide the excuse will be found to increase the tax on evil nasty fossil fuels as an "incentive" for those dirty drivers to switch. Yes, switch party or even country perhaps.....

Everyone loves a Morgan. Even me, unless it's broken again.