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neverbeaten t1_iwr2jic wrote

Reply to comment by ledow in UK: Electric car drivers must pay tax from 2025 by nastratin

That concept is ideal if all cars use equally taxed energy. There are always ways to cheat a tax. Charging EVs with untaxed solar would be so simple to rig up.

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ledow t1_iwr3iks wrote

People installing solar is exactly what you want to encourage, however.

And the people who save any significant amount of tax by doing so would need fields of the damn things to keep up with their own demand.

P.S. As a commercial venture, it wouldn't work as in my scenario I taxed "electricity intended to charge cars". As a private entity, you'd be paying a ton of VAT etc. on the solar panels in the first place.

Plus, powering a car entirely off-grid means far less demand for motorway services, fuel stations, etc. Win-win.

In time, yes, you may have to adjust the rules slightly, of course. But by then the world is an entirely different place.

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Surur t1_iwrb2lm wrote

> you'd be paying a ton of VAT etc. on the solar panels

Solar panels are either 0% of 5% VAT.

And you can charge an EV from any 3-pin plug overnight at least enough for your daily commute.

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