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  1. If #GreenParty #UK wants to succeed, they need to reformulate #transport policy to offer more #carrots instead of sticks..

    * Keep same timescale for bans of *new* #petrol and #diesel cars as rest of EU

    * Encourage and facilitate development in #EV #charging infrastructure to point its as easy to find and transparently priced as #petrol and #diesel

    * Invest in training and education of #mechanics (both for conventional and EV cars) and #electricians where private sector is lacking

    And only *after* they have got power start advocating such things as full bans of #petrol / #diesel cars and #scrappage schemes - reality is many suburban motorists are going #electric anyway without having to push too hard, and 20 year old cars are often unrepairable due to lack of spare parts..

  2. Does the result of Uxbridge/ULEZ shows fear about direct impact on those who can least afford change? Need their vehicle for work, those who can least afford to change to something cleaner? (Mindful of land-rape etc for electric cars). Less opposition if there was a well known and good scrappage scheme in place? #climateCrisis #Fediverse #Mastodon #Scrappage