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costs of replacement of batteries (they haven't really improved much the past decade in capacity/wear)
Batteries can be recycled.
Emyr-
Of course, but this also incurs a cost in CO2
I am assuming the main goal of the government is cutting down on greenhouse gases, so the whole picture needs to be examined.
Petrol/diesel cars don't need replacements of a big engine parts every 2-3 years, but if your battery goes that's it. I'm not against it, just wondering how they did the numbers, and the current gov is a bit number allergic ;)
JWestland
Prices ARE going down for e-vehicles, though they are out of my reach atm but
-ensuring leccy is also green
-cost of scrapping perfectly good cars (I get another 5 easily out of my 10 year old clunker)
all need to be taken into account. It can be a ambitious necessary goal or a mostly fuck-up, depending on implementation...