RES0001 Research Skills: Electric Car Impact on the UK Economy

This report examines the increasing use of electric cars in the UK economy, driven by environmental concerns, lower maintenance costs, and government incentives. It highlights key points such as the environmental benefits, cheaper maintenance, chip shortages affecting production, and parking issues arising from increased EV adoption. Two articles are analyzed using the CAARP method to assess their currency, authority, accuracy, relevance, and purpose. The first article discusses the lagging electric vehicle charging network in the UK, while the second critiques cuts in electric car subsidies. Key findings from both articles are summarized, including the lack of charging infrastructure and the impact of subsidy reductions on the automotive industry. The report concludes by emphasizing the need for infrastructure development and cost-effective technologies to support the widespread adoption of electric vehicles in the UK.

Research Skills

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................12

Introduction
Pollution is drastically increasing globally. One of the main factors that contribute to
pollution is the burning of fuel. All the cars that run through the gas extract harmful emulsions
that impact the environment badly. Therefore, to solve such issues major automotive companies
rapidly focus on using clean energy in their cars that produce zero emulsion when run on the
roads. Moreover, majorly every country promoting the use of the electric car in their economy so
on the UK. About this, the main Aim of this mentioned report is to highlight the factors that
happened due to electric cars in the UK economy. As the mentioned report will evaluate the
news articles as well as events as well as the relevance of the source will also highlight in the
given report (Bobeth and Matthies, 2018).
Further, the report will also summarise the key findings of both the articles that were used
in the discussion. At last, a dedicated comparison of both the academic paper will evaluate. It
will be the inclusion of various reliable information such as purpose, methodology as well as the
overall result extracted through the detailed report.
Main Body
The use of electric cars in the UK/ Background to the problem
The use of electricity in the UK economy has increased in recent times. As several stats
and figures clearly show that people taking the interest in electric cars. One of the main reasons
for choosing the mentioned technology by the people is because it is cost low on maintenance as
well as provide the better user experience in comparison to other gas cars. Society is also
concerned about the future situation. Hence to reduce the pollution from the economy people are
shifting towards the use of electric cars in the UK economy. About this, some mixed reviews and
issues were also stated with the rise of EV cars. Hence, below are the key points that highlight
the scenario of EV cars in the UK economy (Burghard and Dütschke, 2019).
Key points of the EV cars
 environment friendly- As the EV cars run on pure energy it helps in reducing the
pollution in the environment. Hence, due to such reasons the government of the UK
completely focusing on eliminating the use of fossil fuel vehicles in their economy.
According to the RAC, 2022. The UK government is planning to ban the usage of carbon
emulsion cars and vans by 2030. As electric cars don't have any tailpipes. Therefore it
does not contribute to any pollution to the environment. The sales of electric cars are

increasing year by year. From the year 2016 a rapid growth in the sales of electric
registered in the UK region. Below are some actual figures of sales of Electric cars (The
road to electric - in charts and data, 2022.);
Particulars 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Sales 45486 60996 98486 207051 370180
 Cheaper to maintain- As compared to fuel cars electric cars are way much cheaper. The
engine is replaced by electric batteries that reduce several uncertain costs such as engine
oil expenses and many more. Hence it is one of the main reasons that help to boost the
sales of electric vehicles in the UK market. According to the Gareth Herincx, 2022. tesla
model 3 is one of the second-largest selling cars in the UK economy. Since its launch, the
people of the UK booked the mentioned model that reached the number of registration to
34,783. as the mentioned car providing the good km range in a single charge that also
influenced its sales to the next level (Top 10 best selling electric cars in the UK. 2022).
 chip shortage- The government of the UK provides subsidies over the purchase of
electric vehicles. These practices helped to roar the sales of electric cars. But the major
issue that is now faced by the companies is due to the shortage of computerized chips. As
all, of us know electric cars majorly rely on technologies. All the functions of the cars are
performed through the programmed computerized chips. According to the Theo Leggett,
2022. A major number of electric cars were registered by the people in the UK. Hence
due to such a scenario companies needed the extra fund to create the adaptive
infrastructure In the UK. Dealers also struggling in manufacturing their new model due
to the delay in the formation of electric chips. As it will take time to create an effective
infrastructure for electric vehicles in the UK economy (Electric car sales soar, but chip
shortage hits the market, 2022).
 Parking issues- Another issue that arises with the rapid sales of electric vehicles is
parking space. According to the Russell Newlove, 2021. there are almost 32 million cars
in the UK street already. As these cars already creating traffic issues in the UK, to
complete 60 miles takes 90 minutes. Hence, with the inclusion of more electric cars will
arise the more traffic as well as also create the issue regarding the parking issues. Hence,
the parking spots problem creates a mess as well as conflicts between the owner (Never

mind going electric, where will we park? 2021).
 Introduction of both articles with the CAARP method
This mentioned section is the inclusion of two articles. As to present the relevancy of these
topics regarding EV, the CAARP model will be evaluated. This mentioned factor helps to
evaluate the sources that used in the discussion. Hence, below are the justified information of
both the articles that are segmented into various attributes such as currency, authority, accuracy,
relevance, purpose (Vilchez and Jochem, 2020)
.
 Article 1- UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging, says Volkswagen
 Article 2- Motoring groups criticize cut in electric car subsidies
Basis Article 1 Article 2
Currency The information stated in
article 1 was published on 26,
JAN 2026. the information
published in the article
completely relies on the EV
cars as well as it is recently
published.
The article was published on
15 Dec 2021. All the
information discussed in the
mentioned article completely
links with the discussed topic
in the report.
Authority The author’s name is Joanna
Partridge that published the
article in The guardian. The
respective author is the
renowned business reporter in
the guardian (Corchero and
Sanmarti, 2018).
The mentioned article was
published by BBC news. The
information publishes by the
mentioned company always
uses aural and reliable sources
that makes them one of the
reliable sites regarding the
information.
Accuracy The information that written in The mentioned article focuses

the given article was
influenced by the interview of
Volkswagen managing
director of the UK that
discussed the availability of
electric chargers (Ekren,
Canbaz and Güvel, 2021).
on the group activities that
relate to the EV culture in the
UK economy. As the
government decreases the
subsidiary that given by them
on electric vehicles
Relevance The information stated in the
mentioned article is matched
with the topic discussed in the
given report. As the article
described the current situation
that can impact the sales of
electric cars due to the
shortage of charging networks.
All the details published in the
given article relate to the
above-discussed EV topics. As
the government planned to
decreases the subsidiary on EV
. instance the decision faced
criticism from the automotive
industry.
Purpose The mentioned report highlight
the shortage of charging
network in the UK economy.
Hence, due to such a scenario,
the aim of the government to
meet the target can be shifted
(Fernández, 2018).
The respective article
evaluated the detailed regard
to the decline in the
government subsidiary. It is
the complete inclusion of
subsidiary slabs granted by the
government.
section 2
summary of key findings from both articles
The report will highlight the articles related to EV cars in the UK. As there is several information
extracted through these articles.
some of the key findings extracted from article 1 are discussed in the below points
Article 1

According to the Joanna partridge, 2022..The mentioned article clearly stated the current
situation of charging infrastructure facilities in the UK. As the number of cars sales in the UK
has increased drastically due to the government grants and efforts towards electric cars. as seen
in the above discussion, the sales of the electric vehicle were increased every year which helped
to achieve the milestones. Hence, the mentioned situation also created a problem for the
government. As they facing the issue of the charging points in the UK economy. Some of the key
findings extracted from the mentioned articles are highlighted in the below discussion (Geels,
2018).
Lack of charging networks
One of the major issues that Facing by the government of the UK is due to the lack of charging
facilities in the UK economy. As it concludes as one of the major drawbacks for the government
too to achieve their future goal of zero emulsion cars. As several analytics clearly stated that the
shortage of charging points can impact the future sales of electric vehicles. Due to low low
availability of changing sockets consumers are switching their priority from an electric vehicle to
field one. The government of the UK planned to create an emulsion-free environment in the UK.
As they hoping that one from every three cars should be run on the clean energy. But the
objective is hard to achieve without having a dedicated charging fracture.
 To influence the consumers towards the electric vehicle it is necessary to provide
them better facilities as well as better technology through which they can switch
their priority from fuelled cars to an electric one.
The sales of electric cars were doubled from 108000 to 190000 that gained through the SMMT.
As the sales were increasing at the rate of around 80 % but the charging infrastructure is only
developing by one third (Reinhardt and et. al., 2019). The mentioned states derive that the
government has to invest heavily in upgrading the infrastructure.
According to the stats in the starting year there were only 28,375 public charges were available
of which only 20 % were rapid chargers. To develop the efficient infrastructure in the UK the
mentioned government invested around £1.3bn to develop the effective infrastructure. As the
number of companies in the focusing on shifting their operational functions completely towards
the electric region. These companies focusing developing a cost-effective technology that
provides a better range as well as costs less to the consumers. Hence, by the efforts of the
automotive industry and government, the Aim of eliminating the fuel vehicle in the UK economy

could be possible but it takes time (UK electric vehicle charging network is lagging behind, says
Volkswagen. 2022).
Article 2
According to the BBC news, 2021. The mentioned article is extracted from BBC news.
As the mentioned article stated the several information regards to the government decisions as
well as their methodology towards performing the functions regard to electric cars. These results
have impacted the several sectors discussed in the below discussion, as well as several states,
were also highlighted regard to the past sales of EV.
Criticism of government decision- the government of the UK planned to decrease the grants in
the EV models. Hence publishing such division in the public created a hectic situation in the
automotive industry. One of the main reason f buying electric cars from the public was due to the
mentioned subsidiaries. As electric technology is in its early stage of development. Due to this, it
is expensive. All the automotive industry focuses on their practices to eliminate the high cost
from the manufacturing of electric cars. But all these processes will take time (Kaplan,
Wrzesinska and Prato, 2018).
Through the subsidiaries, the prices of these cars were decreased by some extent
providing the opportunity to carmakers to sell their car models. The amount was deceased from
2500 euro to 1500 euro on the electric cars that quote on the price range of 32000 euro. The
result of this decision can impact the future sales of electric vehicles. The reason is several
people in the UK buying electric cars due to subsidiaries. Hence, the increase in the price will
shift their choices towards fuel cars (O'Neill and et. al., 2019)
.
Lower selection option on electric vehicles- as mentioned in the article that the UK government
has decreased the grant on electric vehicles so soon. As a result of this action the future sales of
an electric vehicle can create several questions in the customer’s mind such as whether to buy or
not, should it justify the price or not. All these questions impact the overall sales. At the time of
the subsidiary around 5,00,000 cars were sold under the subsidy scheme. As clearly stated in the
article that the people of the UK now have only 20 options to choose from. These low options in
car models could be disappointing for society. These practices can also impact the aim of the
government. As they planned banned the sales of all fuelled cars and vans by 2030. But these

traits can work as a barrier for the mentioned government (Motoring groups criticise cut in
electric car subsidies. 2021).
A comparison between academic papers including purpose, methodology and
results
Basis Article 1 Article 2
Purpose The main purpose of
discussing the article is to get
the actual information regard
to electric vehicles. As the
sales of electric vehicles in the
UK economy thrived in recent
years. Hence due, to such a
situation it is compulsory to
understand some core points
that succoured in the
mentioned practice to perform
better in the economy.
Therefore, by the mentioned
article deep information
regard to the charging
infrasture in the UK was
extracted through this article
as well as the actual sales of
the electric vehicle in the UK
economy were identified
(Lehmann, 2019).
The main objective of
performing the mentioned task
is to get the reliable
information through the
published articles. As these
articles have the inclusion of
exact information regard to the
decided topics. As it is
necessary to do the mentioned
research to extract reliable
information regard to
government decisions as well
as other actions that by them
in order to influence the sales
of EVs in the UK economy.
As the mentioned article is
beneficial in getting the
information regarding the
grant as well as a subsidy(Jian
and et. al., 2018).
Methodology In the mentioned academic
paper secondary research was
conducted. It is the inclusion
of quantitative methodology in
Article two were the inclusion
of qualitative and quantitative
methodology. Through these
articles A detailed information

which several states were
provided regard to the above
topic such as EV sales, details
of charging points that are
implied in the mentioned
economy
(Meenakshisundaram and
Shankar, 2018). Hence the
mentioned paper is the
inclusion of secondary data as
well as quantitative details.
of subsidy that grants on the
cars were identified
(Karjalainen and Ahvenniemi,
2019).
Result By performing these activities
effective information was
extracted that helped to get the
knowledge regarding the EV
impact on the UK economy
were found out. As though
such articles exact information
of power station, as well as the
lack of infrastructure to the
power stations, ns were
carried out through the
mentioned research. As it
stated the actual number of
power charging as well as its
impact on the overall sales of
the EV were highlighted.
Regarding this, it impacted the
government vision to
eliminate the carbon emulsion
by 2030.
 By performing the
research in article 2,
the decision of the
government was
identified regard to the
grants and subsidiary
reducing the amount of
subsidy impacted the
sales of EV cars as
well as also diminished
the choices for the
consumer to select
from the EV models.
These practices have
influenced the
consumers to shift
their choices towards
the full one. these traits
work as a barrier for
the mentioned

government.
Conclusion
From the analysis of the report, it is clearly stated that the use of EVs in the UK economy
is drastically increasing. choosing the mentioned technology by the people is because it is cost
low on maintenance as well as provide the better user experience in comparison to other gas cars.
Society is also concerned about the future situation. Further, the report also highlighted the
several key elements that presented with the use of EVs in the UK economy. About this
dedicated scenarios were carried out with help of several news and events that happened in the
UK market. further, in the report, two articles were also derived and the key points were also
discussed. At last, a comparison of these papers was performed that highlighted the purpose,
methodology as well as results carried out by these articles and research papers.

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