Making no bones about it, buying or leasing electric and indeed plug-in hybrid cars admittedly still involves a premium compared to petrol and diesel equivalents, and people tend to be a habitual bunch, making plugging in still seem like a hassle to some, so developed societies are righty still very much in the carrot rather than stick phase of incentivisation.
For anyone thinking about making the switch to motoring characterised by being neck-bracingly rapid, relaxingly quiet and free of emissions away from the effects of Christmas sprout overdose, car manufacturers, charge point providers and other organisations including the government and local councils are currently dangling some pretty attractive carrots, not to mention a grid-related development in the pipeline that will revolutionise the EV landscape.
