Today the UK Government announced plans to give grants of up to £5000 towards electric cars. These grants won’t be available until 2012 and as yet there is no indication as to what the average contribution will be. The Government is also pledging £20 million for recharging points. Again there is no indication as yet as to where these will be but Ethical and Green think they’ll mostly be in major cities.
These latest plans are yet more evidence of how the Government are trying to get the UK green. However they are just token gestures and not likely to really change the lifestyles of UK residents. At the moment people are more worried about keeping their jobs than getting excited about grants that may happen in years to come. Until there is action the government are just giving us soundbites to tick boxes on their policies.
On a positive note more car companies are releasing electric cars. They are becoming more stylish, practical and affordable. If people can be encouraged to ditch petrol cars we’ll be making great progress to reducing CO2 emissions and going carbon neutral.
Desiree Malinao said,
April 20, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
For an American outlook on the electric car, I recently watched the DVD “Who Killed the Electric Car.” This film looked at the car business, American law makers, the consumers and also the rebates (grants) that are offered as an incentive to purchase electric. This is a definitely an enlightening movie that is not too preachy. Check it out.
searchcarmarket said,
February 9, 2010 @ 3:18 pm
Electric cars may be good but they will never be able to beat the traditional cars. We are an auto trading website and we, with our professional expertise, can assure you that even though they promise a lot, it will be some time before they can actually break the hold of the petrol and diesel cars.