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Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson blamed for slow electric car sales (news.sky.com)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here’s Rowan’s original article since I couldn’t find a link in the actual article.

All of the points he makes are good ones, IMHO. The one about three year leases is especially good, and something the government could act on right now. There’s no reason to ditch a car after three years. Both of my cars are almost a decade old and will probably keep running for another decade with good maintenance.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And here's the rebuttal about he's mostly spouting FUD or down right lies.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/08/fact-check-why-rowan-atkinson-is-wrong-about-electric-vehicles