Campaign Call for Repeal of Pro-EV Law

A new campaign has been launched calling for the repeal of a law that they say unfairly discriminates against petrol and diesel vehicles.  New research has shown that while there has been barely any improvement in the range of petrol and diesel vehicles over the last year, the distance that an average electric vehicle can travel on a single charge has increased year-by-year.

Campaigners for internal combustion powered vehicles want to see their preferred engines get a similar uplift but believe that they are being penalised by laws they describe as ‘out-dated’ and ‘from another century’.

A spokesperson for the campaign group, the Fuel Oil Operators Lobby, said: “It’s a total stitch-up. Why should EVs be allowed to keep getting better while our cars are stuck in the slow lane? It’s one rule for them and one rule for the rest of us.”

In light of these recent findings and with spiralling energy prices, pressure is building on the UK government to hold a referendum on whether to repeal the Second Law of Thermodynamics which is seen as the key blocker to getting more energy from a tank of petrol or diesel.

While a spokesperson for the UK Department for Energy commented that the government has “no current plans” to revisit the laws of physics, there is widespread speculation that a referendum will be unveiled at the state opening of Parliament in May.