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ECA concern over viability of electric vehicles

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Posted on December 31, 2010 by ecoadmin 

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Too few charging points spell car disaster

The Department for Transport has introduced individual grants of £5,000 to purchase electric vehicles (EVs). This is part of the Office for Low Emission Vehicles’ £400 million fund to reduce emissions from road transport.

Steve Bratt, group chief executive of the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), says: “Whilst I welcome the introduction of the Electric Vehicle (EV) grant, for EVs to be truly successful we must first make sure we have the infrastructure in place. This means having enough charging points throughout the country, all with a common installation standard, to ensure that they work properly.

Bratt suggests: “If this initiative is successful, and the number of EVs on the road does increase significantly, it will be vital that the National Grid can cope. As without the correct infrastructure, the public could be left stranded as their car runs out of electricity.

“Before the Government takes steps to incentivise the purchase of electric cars, it first needs to address the issues which stand in the way of their future success. If we’re not careful we could see a rerun of battery cars, which became an object of media and popular ridicule during the 1980s.”

More information: www.eca.co.uk
Photo of Nissan’s Leaf from J D Power: www.jdpower.com

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One Response to “ECA concern over viability of electric vehicles”

  1. ecoadmin says:

    December 31st, 2010 at 11:09 am
     

    Steve Bratt has a very practical point. How can electric car systems operate efficiently without sufficient recharging points?

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