--- title: "PODCAST: Electric vehicles in the UK with Jake Harrison" description: Jake Harrison joins Chris Thompson to discuss electric vehicles in the UK and why they can now be a viable, cost effective option for businesses. image: https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/hubfs/.06%20Podcast%20Banners/2020%20Podcast%20Jake%20Harrison.png --- [![Wellers Logo](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/hubfs/.09%20Wellers%20Logo/Wellers%20Logo%20-%20Landing%20Pages.svg "Wellers Logo")](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk) This is a search field with an autosuggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/aWellers_2017_Images/Wellers%20Images/What%20Do%20You%20Need%20Images/search-icon.png?width=600&name=search-icon.png) ****** ![bannerImage.png](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Wellers%20%20Blog%20Assets/bannerImage.png?width=1129&name=bannerImage.png "bannerImage.png") ## Beyond the balance sheet - [Personal Tax (3)](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/blog/topic/personal-tax) - [Business insight (1)](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/blog/topic/business-insight) - [Tax News (1)](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/blog/topic/tax-developments) - [Hospitality (1)](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/blog/topic/hospitality) # PODCAST: Electric vehicles in the UK with Jake Harrison [**Chris Thompson](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/podcast/author/chris-thompson) **Feb 6, 2020 4:40:38 PM **3 minute read [**](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/podcast/electric-vehicles-in-the-uk) [**](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/podcast/electric-vehicles-in-the-uk) [**](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/podcast/electric-vehicles-in-the-uk) In a world warming up, the car, that traditional symbol of freedom, is sighted as one of the chief culprits for carbon dioxide emissions! It appears our liberty has come at a cost to the environment. Many blame capitalism for how the system fuels consumer demand with reckless abandon. What price growth? However, the innovation of capitalism will likely develop the solutions to our environmental problems. [Electric vehicles](https://www.wellersaccountants.co.uk/subscribe-to-wellers-monthly-newsletter-lp) (EVs) could for example could be a significant contributor to helping reduce the discharge of carbon through the use of fossil fuels. There's further good news for businesses. EVs have developed to the point where they are now a viable potential alternative to petrol and diesel motors. This means there's now a range of EV models in the UK that are cost effective alternatives to existing fleets. 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