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Talk at Ruislip Manor: Electric cars, time to switch?

By on 8th March 2025 in Transport

Hardip, a local resident, is holding a talk at Ruislip Manor Library on Saturday 22nd March.  Tickets are free.

He wrote to us to say:

I have around 11 years of experience driving EVs. I currently own two. A real frustration I have is that people often quote mistruths about EVs based on things that they read on social media or in certain newspapers that have an agenda. I got so annoyed about it that I decided to make use of my skills as a teacher/lecturer to educate people about the facts. I am paying for the room hire out of my own pocket, so I can reassure people that I am not beholden to any particular manufacturer or product.

EVs are weirdly triggering. Sometimes I start telling people the benefits and they fly into a rage! Bottom line is that transport is the number one source of carbon emissions in the UK now we have cleaned up our electricity generation. If we can replace the 34M petrol and diesel cars currently on our roads with EVs overnight we would reduce our carbon emissions by over 68M tonnes a year.
 

The UK is moving towards a future where new petrol and diesel cars will nolonger be available to buy. Given that there are over 35 million cars on UKroads and only around 1 million of these are electric, is this realistic?

A YouGov survey last year found that drivers of petrol and diesel cars couldonly answer 2 out of 10 questions about electric vehicles correctly. Much ofwhat these drivers thought was driven by misinformation. The problem is soserious it was even mentioned in a House of Lords report.

So what is true about electric vehicles?

Are they:

• better for the environment?
• cheaper to run?
• more expensive to buy?
• safe?
• long-lasting?
• suitable for all types of driver?

The truth may surprise you! Find out more in this interesting 1 hour talk and Q&A where you can hear the arguments for and against, and discover how, when and if you should make the switch to an electric vehicle.

Hardip’s talk will start at 15:00 in Ruislip Manor Library on Saturday 22 March.

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