UK Takes A Step Closer To Socialism - Wants To Mandate What Cars Automakers Can Sell To Public

Car makers could be forced to sell a minimum number of EVs as a proportion of their overall sales under new Government plans.

Ministers are plotting a California-style zero emission vehicle mandate, allowing grants and and subsidies for electric cars to be phased out in the run-up to the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars, but still allowing sales to increase.

The Government is due to announce the final deadline for the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales before the end of this year, with the date likely to be as early as 2030. The mandate - which was reported by the Times - could also allow manufacturers to purchase EV credits from othe

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ctsang - 10/20/2020 1:51:13 PM

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RIP ICE

malba2367 - 10/20/2020 2:02:28 PM

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Very easy for governments to do even without socialism. All governments have to do is make average fuel economy numbers so high that EVs become necessary, or create taxation schemes that favor EVs.

Agent009 - 10/20/2020 2:10:22 PM

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It's all about power and control

ricks0me - 10/20/2020 5:28:56 PM

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Agent009 - Agreed

TomM - 10/20/2020 5:33:23 PM

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More nonsense - This has NOTHING to do with Politics or Socialism

The Governments - with their Myriad of Safety and Emissions Laws already mandate what cars Manufacturers sell to the Public. Try to buy a NEW CAR without seat belts -rearview mirrors - or turn signals. (Hard to believe that once upon a time - I lived when at least one of them was NOT required)

MDarringer - 10/20/2020 5:48:40 PM

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Spoken by the idiot Socialist Grand Dragon himself.

MDarringer - 10/20/2020 5:37:01 PM

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Bye bye England. It was great knowing you.

valhallakey - 10/20/2020 11:47:27 PM

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Scary headline... ohhh SOCIALISM... halloween headline I suppose... got news for you, almost every "liberal democracy" and modern economy is a mixed of capitalism and socialism, and they have lots of elements of socialism. Interstate highways, social security, medicare/medicaid, fire departments, police departments etc... are all forms of socialism. In it's strictest definition, heck almost everything is socialized, military, courts, printing of money etc... In this case the government is only controlling the output, not the input or means of production here. We do that all the time with safety laws etc.... can't sell a car without airbags for instance.