I am a bit bored with the phrase, ‘old, dirty cars’. The media has recently used the expression as a matter of course when talking about LEZs and legislation to keep our air clean. I see the reasoning behind needing to create cleaner air, especially in cities, but we must adopt a holistic approach if we really want to stop the problem.
Before we get into charging people off the road, lets invest in public transport, make sure we have proper cycle paths and enough charging points for EVs. If we don’t then we are loading the cost of greening our cities disproportionately onto low income families, and at the same time pushing vehicles off the road before they reach the end of their lives, which in itself has environmental…