Labour’s proposals will be part of biggest change to UK economy in 200 years, says Ed Miliband

While we are talking about the environment, my colleague Damian Carrington, our environment editor, has just published this article, looking at a study in which researchers found that people are significantly more willing to reduce their own carbon footprint if they see political leaders doing the same.

Energy minister Ed Miliband has conceded that the government needs to do more to persuade people to switch to EVs, after plans were criticised by industry bosses.

There’s two particular problems that I would identify. The first problem is that the last government pushed the date back to 2035, and that was part of what has screwed the market a bit, and that’s why we are clear about the 2030 phase out date for new petrol and diesel vehicles.

The second thing that’s got to be done, and actually, this is the biggest thing, is to get this charging infrastructure right. Because I think one of the worries people have is, is the charging infrastructure going to be there? Am I going to be ripped off in the charging infrastructure?