APPG 2030 Ban

Fair Fuel APPG for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers August 2021 Page | 8 Contents Fair Fuel for UK Motorists and UK Hauliers APPG - 2021.................................................................................. 2 Chairman’s Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 3 What do MPs and politicians say about the Government’s 2030 new fossil fuelled vehicle sales ban and the push for us all to drive electric............................................................................................................... 4 Contents ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Background ..........................................................................................................................................................10 This report highlights:................................................................................................................................................... 10 APPG Report Intentions ......................................................................................................................................11 The APPG calls on the Government to implement the recommendations listed on page 8 -9..................................... 11 Who supports Government Road Transport Polices?.................................................................................................. 11 Survey responses by Road User Type to the APPG’s 7 key recommendations .......................................................... 11 The APPG’s 7 Key Recommendations to the Government...............................................................................12 What do the majority of UK’s Road Users really think about the 2030 ban? ..................................................14 1. The 2030 new petrol/diesel vehicles sales ban. ............................................................................ 14 2. The push for UK’s 37m drivers to change to Electric Vehicles........................................................ 14 3. A brief look at what should replace £35bn of Fuel Duty and VAT. ................................................. 14 Survey responses broken down by primary transport choices. .................................................................................... 14 Should the 2030 Ban on the sales of new petrol/diesel vehicles stay?........................................................................ 15 Were the electorate consulted about the 2030 ban? ................................................................................................... 16 What road users, real people in the UK electorate are saying. .................................................................................... 16 Has the Government considered the risks and benefits to the environment & economic impact of the 2030 ban?..... 17 If the 2030 ban had been included in the Conservative 2019 General Election Manifesto, how would you have voted? .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Will the Government’s push to make us drive EVs, be a Betamax moment or more worryingly, the next diesel- gate? ............................................................................................................................................................................ 18 A global picture of increasing electricity demand.............................................................................................19 Can our national grid cope with the EV Charging demand in 2030 and beyond?........................................................ 20 Banning the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) – The Figures simply do not add up! ............................................. 21 The National Grid’s Deception ..................................................................................................................................... 22 16,000 additional wind turbines required to power the British EV fleet. ....................................................................... 22 Impact Analysis of Level 2 EV Chargers on Residential Power Distribution Grids....................................................... 23 The National Grid – An expert perspective from the GWPF ........................................................................................ 23 Why are the costs of going Net Zero being hidden from the public?............................................................................ 24 It is not just drivers; it is all of us that will have to pay. ................................................................................................. 25 Electric vehicles – Quick Facts ...........................................................................................................................25 Rare Earth Metals ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 The Second-hand car markets..................................................................................................................................... 26 An alternative perspective from an Alliance of British Drivers supporter...................................................................... 27 Life Cycle Analysis of Battery Electric Cars ................................................................................................................. 27 Lazy economics ........................................................................................................................................................... 29

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