Another solid reason to buy an EV…

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-zero/ev-electric-car-insurance-premiums-peugeot-tesla/

The excitement of seeing a 600% increase in quote for annual insurance premium. 

But it all makes sense.

More fear? Don't worry you are in good company. An early showing of a moving picture invoked a similar response to your EV panic 

as the silent black-and-white image of a moving locomotive filled a movie screen in Paris, the people in the cinema thought it was going to drive right into them. They panicked and bolted for the back of the theater.

Heh. There is something sinister about them. Mrs C has one. I don’t like to being parked near the house in case us catches fire but she says it needs to be charged. 

I CRY AT THE THOUGHT OF SAUDI PRINCES’ CHILDREN HAVING TO GO WITHOUT SHOES BECAUSE EVERYONE IS USING HORRID ELECTRIC CARS INSTEAD OF PURCHASING SWEET BLACK OIL FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

"Meanwhile, according to Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, some 1898 fires in 2019 were from petrol and diesel vehicles, 54 from EVs."

Another study by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency also revealed that petrol and diesel cars caught fire 19 times more often than EVs."

Also note in the link - two people's insurance went up, one who had an accident, so a greater risk than the average driver facing a 42% increase. 

"With all things taken into account, the average cost of running an electric car is £1,264, compared to £1,843 for a petrol car."

So basically overall you are no worse off, for all the whining of a chinless ex-public school boy.  

Assuming you’ve got 30k to spend on a car?  You like interventionist government for emergencies as do I. We need a Volkswagen for the age. JV we can all buy into. Ff actual s. America will fix this with mass corporate subsidy while we’re pissing about with road pricing and shit public transport.