UK electric car bonus

PHILIP HAMMOND, Transport Secretary, has confirmed a ‘Plug-In Car Grant’, designed to stimulate demand for low carbon vehicles, and planned to go ahead from January 2011.  Under the new government, motorists will be entitled to a subsidy of up to £5,000 when buying an electric, plug-in hybrid or hydrogen fuel cell car, providing it meets safety, reliability, performance and warranty standards set by the Office for Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV) in consultation with industry.  The Plugged-In Places investment will see the installation of over 11,000 charging posts in London, Milton Keynes and North East England.  Other parts of the country are also lined up to join the scheme including the West Midlands, Cornwall, Sheffield, and the Lake District. www.dft.gov.uk

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