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No switch
less of the incentives offered. A further 30 per cent of respondents said cutting the upfront cost of EVs was the most important factor in encouraging switching, with a new EV typically 36 per cent more expensive than a petrol or diesel equivalent according to Auto Trader’s latest Road to 2030 report. One of the UK’s most affordable and most popular EVs the MG ZS Electric cost almost £8,400 more than its conventionallyfuelled equivalent at £25,465.
Before the arrival of the veto on imports of Russian oil derivatives, analysts had predicted a huge price rise, which has not yet arrived thankfully. With Easter fast approaching, it remains to be seen if the price increase consolidates as a trend in the coming weeks.
This data includes the average price registered in more than 11,400 Spanish service stations between March 7 and 13.
Distance limit
PROPOSALS have been unveiled in a bid to limit hitting distance for elite golfers.
In what is certain to be a major story in the months and years to come, the R&A and USGA have re vealed their joint propos al for a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organisers the option to require use of golf balls which are tested under modified launch conditions to address the impacts of hitting distance in golf.
The MLR is intended for use only in elite competitions and, if adopted, will have no impact on recreational golf.
Golf balls that conform to the MLR must not exceed the current Overall Distance Standard (ODS) limit of 317 yards (plus three yards tolerance) at modified Actual Launch Conditions (ALC) with a clubhead speed of 127 mph and based on a calibration setup for 11 degrees and 37 revolutions per second (2220 rpm) as part of this proposal.
All other balls, including those typically used by recreational golfers with lower swing speeds, would continue to be tested using the existing ALC values (120 mph, and a calibration setup of 10 degrees and 42 revolutions per second 2520 rpm).
