Quote Originally Posted by kdevitt View Post
None of that really has anything to to with the price of butter. The dogs on the street could tell you that PHEV's were favoured as company cars due to their tax treatment and that real world MPG doesn't match stated figures.

For thousands of people living in cities, whose commute is less than 15km per day (my wifes commute is 1.5km each way) - they can run on EV power only for the day to day driving, which means less emissions in cities. Pushing these buyers back to diesels or pure petrol engines runs contrary to the governments aims, and is frankly braindead.
Agree 100%.
On my second BMW PHEV and love nothing more than seeing how far the trip clock can go before I have to put petrol in.
I do a mix of long and short journeys and full EV is not right for me yet.
As for the removal of the grant with such short notice, it's really hard on dealers and buyers that have orders in for 221 registration.