>in the current economic climate EVs win against petrol vehicles so esaily when it comes to running costs that the tax credit is not needed It doesn't really,

>in the current economic climate EVs win against petrol vehicles so esaily when it comes to running costs that the tax credit is not needed It doesn't really, if you're interested in keeping car costs low. I bought a compact car new in 2014, and an estimate that significantly overestimates gas costs would put my total fuel expenditures at $7000. Throw in another $400 for oil changes. As I look at EV purchase prices (comparing a Honda Civic to anything other than a Leaf), the disparity is significantly greater than that even discounting any energy costs for EVs and neglecting NPV of the extra money tied up in the vehicle.