Mr Bean has been accused of slowing down UK sales

In the United Kingdom, the Mr Bean actor has been accused by the Green Alliance think tank of hindering the adoption of electric cars. In question, a column published by Rowan Atkinson, where he accused the production of electric vehicles as being too polluting.

Electric car sales in France in January clearly show a trend. While their share of vehicle sales rose to 20.2% in November, it was only 16.4% of new registrations were electric In January. More generally, the market is gloomy.

If this position is valid in France, it is the same as in the United Kingdom. This country will not only have a difficult economic situation, but also Mr. Bean’s action Which would explain this sluggishness in the electric car market. Wait… what?

Actor Rowan Atkinson doubts electric cars in forum

At a meeting of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee on Tuesday, Le think tank Green Alliance They were invited to give their views on the main obstacles to the elimination of thermal cars by 2035. Among the issues raised by lobbyists, Op-ed by Rowan AtkinsonMr Bean and Johnny English actor, published in The Guardian in June.

In the pages of the highly respected daily, the 69-year-old actor questioned the environmental merits of electric vehicles. A position shared by essayist Laurent Castagnede for whom electric cars are a “prediction of disaster”. Rowan Atkinson, for his part, headlined his column: “I love electric vehicles and was an early adopter. But I feel more and more cheated“

He explains that electric cars lack “womanAnd that to save the planet, it’s better to keep your thermal car longer and use as little as possible. This specifically argues that the production of electric car batteries causes pollution for the moment Very important.

Electric cars are under threat in the United Kingdom because of Johnny English

According to the environmentalist think tank, this situation may have discouraged many Britons from taking the plunge. The platform will thus be formed “One of the most damaging elements” For sale of electric cars. Just bright.

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If the association believes it was able to make such an impact, it is because before becoming an actor, Rowan Atkinson was destined for a career as an engineer in the automobile industry. Actually, this guy holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Oxford University. A big fan of luxury cars, he is no stranger to automobiles. With his notoriety as a comedy icon in the United Kingdom, his words have a definite impact.