Do governments dream of electric cars?
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Why? The argument seems to go something like this. Personal car use in the UK accounts for 13% of CO2 emissions, and is dependent on oil. We need an 80% cut in CO2 by 2050, and have an energy crisis looming. Reducing car use is too hard. Electric cars may, one day, be powered using nuclear energy. So let’s get investing.
The argument forgets that currently over three-quarters of the UK’s electricity comes from fossil fuels, and electric cars will remain heavily dependent on coal, gas and oil f...
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