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Elon Musk's Tesla lobbied UK to charge petrol drivers more - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 month ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/uk_politics

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[–] waz 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I think Elon muskrat is an absolute bell end, but the push to drive (pun intended) motorists towards non-ICE driven vehicles is a good thing, but the profit Tesla wants to get from this should be murdered at birth; no credits for companies that do not produce vehicles in the U.K.

[–] frazorth 6 points 1 month ago

Any additional money generated from drivers should be ring fenced for rural public transport.

Its a complete dick move to charge people to drive, but then don't provide alternatives.