We should not forget the £30 billion + Vat that the government currently get from the road usage tax, sorry fuel duty. What is going to fill the gap?
Locally the centre of the local city is filling up with cafes, pubs, clubs and resturants to replace shops and the parking is expensive. The few people that live in the centre complain about the late night noise. Meanwhile the three out of town retail/entertainment parks appear to be doing well but you really need a car to get there as all the public transport is geared to getting you to/from the centre of the city. Most people I talk to do not bother with the city centre as there is a limited range of shops and the cost of parking. I see reports that changes are proposed to the planning laws to allow easier change of use in town centres to encourage a better mix of housing/retail/offices but I have to think it is too late.
So whether or not the energy infrastructure will cope is perhaps not the biggest problem. Certainly locally the provision of shops, medical facilities, roads, power and sewage facilities are very far down the list when planning is given for new estates. Many are in relatively rural locations again requiring most people to have cars to get anywhere.
I currently have a field and stables so perhaps I should be planning to get horse again ?? Although I do live next door to a substation and my low Ze may give me some "priority" when compared to others if I can ever afford an electric vehicle. Though the way that I am going it will be a mobility scooter.
We should not forget the £30 billion + Vat that the government currently get from the road usage tax, sorry fuel duty. What is going to fill the gap?
Locally the centre of the local city is filling up with cafes, pubs, clubs and resturants to replace shops and the parking is expensive. The few people that live in the centre complain about the late night noise. Meanwhile the three out of town retail/entertainment parks appear to be doing well but you really need a car to get there as all the public transport is geared to getting you to/from the centre of the city. Most people I talk to do not bother with the city centre as there is a limited range of shops and the cost of parking. I see reports that changes are proposed to the planning laws to allow easier change of use in town centres to encourage a better mix of housing/retail/offices but I have to think it is too late.
So whether or not the energy infrastructure will cope is perhaps not the biggest problem. Certainly locally the provision of shops, medical facilities, roads, power and sewage facilities are very far down the list when planning is given for new estates. Many are in relatively rural locations again requiring most people to have cars to get anywhere.
I currently have a field and stables so perhaps I should be planning to get horse again ?? Although I do live next door to a substation and my low Ze may give me some "priority" when compared to others if I can ever afford an electric vehicle. Though the way that I am going it will be a mobility scooter.
