Office for Budget Irresponsibility has leaked the #budget early…

"Fuel duty to be frozen until next September"
"A new mileage tax on electric vehicles"

Brilliant double whammy of first policies out the bag. Meanwhile in Norway –driven by tax incentives– EVs were 96% of car sales in June (mobilityportal.eu/norway-96-9-…)

Ignoring the climate & PR idiocy of disincentivising EVs over petrol, I still don't get why Labour desperately chases Reform voters while giving the Green Party the easiest of wins.

Norway Reached 96.9% Market Share for EVs in June - Mobility Portal

Only 577 new registrations were for vehicles without fully electric drive systems in Norway. Among these were 152 plug-in hybrids and 223 other types of hybrids. Which EV models were the most popular?

^{Mobility Portal}