£5,000 FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES WELCOMED - WWF-UK
28 July 2010
Responding to today's announcement by the UK Government that motorists will receive up to £5,000 towards purchase of an ultra-low carbon car from January 2011. [1]
Dr Keith Allott, Head of Climate Change at WWF-UK said:
"Today's announcement is a welcome first step in developing a viable UK market for Electric Vehicles. EVs and other ultra low carbon vehicles will be increasingly important in getting the UK onto a low carbon pathway and reducing our dependence on oil. It is therefore right that the Government has taken early action to support the growth of EVs. We also hope that it will continue to fund the 'Plugged-In Places' initiative to help test and build the infrastructure that EVs will need in order to be successful.
"According to WWF-Scotland research, one in ten vehicles will need to be an EV by 2020 and the Committee on Climate Change is recommending a target of 1.7 million EVs for the UK by this date. This autumn, WWF-UK will be launching a report on EVs that will assess the potential of EVs to reduce car emissions and help the UK meet its CO2 reduction targets, as established in the Climate Change Act."
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[1] UK Government press release
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