Electric cars: UK taxpayers subsidise rich greenies
Sales of electric cars in Britain amount to less than 1 per cent of new cars sold Subsidies for electric vehicles have cost UK taxpayers $1 billion so far The battery is merely a store of electricity: it generates none Data recently released by Britain’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that last year, electric cars amounted to less than 1 per cent of new cars sold in Britain. This is despite the lavish subsidies afforded by the British Government as part of its commitment to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. As electric cars…