An interest article in Autocar this week suggests that the main manufacturers of small cars cannot make ICE or hybrids at a profit, the complexity of the engineering makes it impossible. The answer is to make EVs at £k more and as the cost of batteries falls, much greater profits.

The cynic in me (never far from the surface) thinks the Londencentric woke eco greens think "the people" don't need small urban cars, they should use public transport. All well and good, but as John Harris says, this mostly doesn't work. I am part of a scheme that takes people without cars to the local District Hospital, the Tesla is perfect for this as it costs me next to nothing.
In this debate no one mentions the time cost of using public transport, perhaps they think that for the old and poor time doesn't matter: such arrogance. Time is finite and as we age it should not be wasted!

As an aside, house prices in Salisbury are, according to a survey published today, the 11th most unaffordable in the country. Winchester is the most unaffordable. Both are on main lines to London, from here, is 1hr 20 min, from Winchester 55 min. So we are now in "the commuter belt" for those with high paying jobs.

End of rant!

Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...