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You can now claim for your Self Employed third support grant, the system is now live.
So if you have still been adversely effected by the COVID pandemic, then you could well be due another 80% of trading profit equal to the first grant you would have claimed, so get your self logged into HMRC and get claiming – don’t forget though, this is all taxable, so make provision for your tax bills!!
HMRC do a tax forecaster here…
According to the Mail Online “Manufacturing green vehicles churns out more CO2 than making fuel models”!
Mail Online also reported that:
And that –
Manufacturing electric vehicles generates 63 per cent more carbon dioxide than making petrol or diesel models, damning research has found.
It means some zero-emission vehicles have to be driven for almost 50,000 miles before they are as ‘green’ as cars powered by fossil fuels.
The revelation threatens to undermine the Prime Minister’s plan to achieve net zero emissions by banning sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
You can see the full publication here.
If you haven’t already seen these episodes, the BBC make a tech program called ‘Click’.
On the 20th Nov 2020, the BBC aired this episode about the future of Electric Vehicles called ‘The Electric Revolution’, and in the bulletin it covers the potentially looming Lithium Mining possibilities in Cornwall, as well as highlighting the very limited possibilities of Vehicle Charging Supply companies expanding into ‘more rural areas’, like Cornwall, in the near future.
The BBC also aired this program on 1st Nov 2020 called ‘Electric Cars; The Future of Road Vehicles’.
These programs are an absolute must watch as they bring home the stark reality that the future of Electric Vehicles in the commercial transport environment is still both practically and financially a very long way off for now, Oh, and apparently the average family can easily afford €90,000 Euros (£79,985) for an SUV!!!!
According to a piece in the dailymail.co.uk web site “One in three motorists cannot afford even the cheapest electric car, warn experts in blow to Government plans to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030”.
dailymail.co.uk said that a third of motorists are unable to afford even the cheapest electric car, experts warn.
The figure – equivalent to ten million households – highlights how many ordinary families will struggle to finance the switch from petrol and diesel cars being pushed by ministers.
Even middle-earning households will have difficulty paying for one of the cheapest leased electric vehicles – the £170-a-month Skoda Citigo.
You can read the full article here
The Miscellaneous Committee meeting today (Friday 20th November 2020) discussed and considered the proposed amendments to the Licensing Conditions of Vehicles, in relation to vehicles age and specification, specifically focusing on Zero emission vehicles and Euro 6 for Diesel, and Euro 4 for Petrol.
There were 4 representatives of the trade present, Dan A2B Truro, Mrs J Arnold Truro Association, Abacus Falmouth and myself.
‘To kick a man when he’s down is to attack at the persons weakest moment.’
There were representations from the trade stating reasons to be more lenient and consider the current crisis, and members also stated similar concerns. The point was strongly made from representatives of the trade that now was not the time, and asked for the matter to be deferred for now.
It was first proposed to defer ‘Phase 2’ of the recommendations until 1st April 2022 by Sarah Kent of Licensing, but Councillor Biscoe put forward a proposal to set up a ‘Working Group’ to include appropriate members of council services and members of the trade, in order to collaborate together to set up a workable strategy for the trade to work toward zero emissions, and report back to committee with a view to then further consult the trade.
So for now there is no change, and the matter is deferred until successful completion of the working group, to be referred to the committee for a further consultation with the trade.