AN EV owner has revealed why he thinks that the supposed cars of the future are actually destroying it for our children.
Lee, known as the MacMaster, took to his YouTube channel to explain how electric cars could see today’s kids miss out on a major part of life.
YoutubeEV owner Lee said that the transition to electric driving will ‘destroy’ kids’ futures[/caption]
YoutubeHe cited the increased cost of driving lessons as a major factor[/caption]
He claimed to have “inside information” from driving instructors about the effect of electrification on driving schools.
Lee said: “I think it’s all about control.
“The reason the Government want to get us in these cars is to stop freedom of movement, this is all just my opinion by the way.
“What about people learning to drive? What about driving schools?”
He explained that he thinks driving schools will be forced to raise prices due to the cost of running EVs.
These include added costs due to greater charging time, high prices for new EVs and the decline of driving schools during the pandemic.
He added that a driving instructor he knows was having to pay around £16,000 to buy a diesel car to teach in, but said that would have to jump to £40,000 to £50,000 for an electric model.
Lee said: “You’re [also] losing four hours when you’re charging.
“They’re going to have to increase their prices due to lessons lost and time lost, all that wasted time due to having an electric car.”
Apart from the cost, he pointed out that learning to drive EVs would take the “skill of driving” away and prevent young people from being able to drive manual cars.
Likewise, it would mean they have to go through extra cost and testing to be able to drive HGVs or vans, which are essential for some jobs.
Social media commenters were quick to agree.
One wrote: “EVs are not the future biofuels are the future.”
Another added: “My grandson is learning to drive and it costs £35 per lesson if bought on a single lesson, slightly cheaper if bought in blocks.”
And a third said: “EV rubbish. Soon the poor sales will consign them to history.”
It comes after a motors expert revealed the major sticking points holding Brits back from embracing EVs.
Meanwhile, signs of a downturn in the EV market have arisen as a leasing group with a fleet of over 7,000 electric cars collapsed yesterday.
YoutubeHe also felt that learning in an EV takes away the ‘skill of driving’[/caption]
YoutubeHe added that the push toward electrification is about ‘control’[/caption]