I’m old enough to remember when the prices went above £1 a litre, all the garages having to get their signs updated so they could have four digits on the price. Some of them using wheelie bin stickers or handwritten "1"s as a stop gap.

Wonder what they’ll do this time around, the ones that didn’t think far enough ahead to have a full seven-segment display fitted?

  • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
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    9 days ago
    • New cars are expensive, and the secondhand EV market is immature.
    • Planning law has only just been changed to allow installation of on-drive charging without permission.
    • On-street charging is impractical as it requires approval by several government agencies, and work cost to be borne by the applicant running into many thousands.
    • UK electricity is among the most expensive in the world. Rail freight operators have mothballed their electric locomotives as diesel is cheaper. Commercial VAT rates currently apply to electricity sold at commercial charging stations.
    • Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      UK electricity is among the most expensive in the world. Rail freight operators have mothballed their electric locomotives as diesel is cheaper.

      Is it still cheaper with fuel prices rising?