Government Must Support The New Electric Car Industry

Thursday, 29. July 2010

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We all understand that we need to replace vehicles driven by fossil fuels with alternatives as we are running out, that’s a fact. The answer certainly seems to be electric vehicles as we can create electricity from natural renewable sources such as wind, light and sea movement so we can see the benefits of developing this technology. Something that was understood by the government when it was labour led who announced a £5,000 subsidy. This has led to the UK forging the way forward in this new technology with many manufacturers willing to commit large sums of investment into the UK but this could possibly fall apart this autumn when the government is due to make a decision on the subsidy which will cost £260 million. If the government either pulls out or defers this subsidy this will be a tragic blow to the potential gifted to us by the world’s car manufacturers. Initially I was completely against the subsidy but I must say that I’m coming round to seeing the way we could end up as a world leader in this technology which is moving forward at a pace that has been unprecedented in the car industry. C’mon Vince the Cable, see sense and look elsewhere to save some money. Out of interest, with electric technology as it stands, I read recently that a new Mitsubishi i-Miev will rise to £38,699 compared to a similarly sized petrol equivalent Peugeot 107 costing £8,495. I feel strongly that the government needs to help. What do you think? By Graham Hill