Electric car subsidies unveiled

[combom]

Motorists will be offered subsidies of up to £5,000 to encourage them to buy electric or plug-in hybrid cars under plans announced by the government.

It is part of the government's £250m plan to promote low carbon transport over the next five years.

But ministers do not expect the cars to hit the showrooms until 2011.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8001254.stm

[mary]

if they ever give cars away free ,i will have one

[combom]

i hope they put these into the motability scheme

[sleepy0905]

I would have one they are good i remember when i worked for rovers at Longbridge they were quiet planning of an electric car but it never really amounted to much as the material and production costs were far higher than a standard engine but technology has moved a long way since the eighties.

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