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There will be coupe EV's and sports cars - there already are and plenty on the way.

That wasn't my point - I was referring to the import of second hand cars as a possible route to bypass the changes. Regarding your point however - lower and fixed incomes can't afford new cars anyway so irrelevant. The second hand market will be the same as before, only EV rather than ICE with...

Pretty sure it will be a ban on registering ICE cars so it doesn't matter whether new or old.

Or even a free piston engine to be used to generate electricity as a range extender. Prototypes are running on 100% biofuel and generate electricity using magnetic pistons and coils around them. Fascinating stuff. Under the skin: Why free-piston engines could at long last be relevant | Autocar...

Ford to go all-electric in Europe by 2030 - BBC News Which means either an electric Mustang or no Mustang for Europe.

Odd that solar PV would devalue the house - what is the downside? You buy a house with free electricity generation ? Clearly govt money comes from the people - and they tax and spend it as they are asked to do by those people. Taxation and incentivisation are applied to everything, from alcohol...

Not really an issue. Car makers and governments are sponsoring these chargers as part of the EV roll out. In the UK they are anywhere from free to a £200 ish depending on UK government grant etc. They then add to the value of the house, as do installed solar panels - even better if you have both !

The UK uses 3 phase for rapid charger stations. It is possible to recharge from 20% to 80% with a 80kWh battery in 20 minutes. UK 3 phase is 415v. Domestic situations in the UK are all 240v single phase with up to 7kWh charging - so overnight for a full charge. Balanced charging is now being...

Jaguar have with the F-Type. Replaced the 3.0V6 with a detuned version of the 5.0 supercharged V8

Big grilles do look awful on some cars !

If it looks anything like the rendering I will buy one !

Not sure about that - the wheelbase looks far too long. I suspect it is the new European Mondeo (Fusion) which is going to be more SUV like and not sold in the US https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-ford-mondeo-launch-2021-official-document-reveals

????? You don't want to wait for months but the car you ordered is 600 miles away - go and fetch it and run it in on the way home ! Just as well you didn't order a Ferrari 488, 14 months wait and the price had gone up £10k for a friend of mine.