An industry body said the UK is the only major European car market with no incentives for consumer purchases of electric cars.
The Government has been urged by car makers to consider ‘every option’ to persuade more drivers to switch to electric motoring Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders chief executive Mike Hawes dismissed recent concerns about the amount of taxpayers’ money being spent on securing investment in UK factories to build electric vehicles .
At the SMMT’s Electrified 2023 conference in Westminster, Mr Hawes said Government support is “crucial” for manufacturers.“But I think we can say it’s more than that. Defence is the best form of attack, and we need to go on the offensive.“Investment not just in manufacturing but also in the market.” The private share of battery electric new cars has fallen from more than a third in the first half of 2022 to less than a quarter during the same period this year.
Mr Hawes said: “Within the market we’re moving from perhaps the early adopter phase, we need to now make it mainstream.“To create that mass market you must help consumers make the transition more quickly.” “We’re on the road to electric vehicles as an industry and as a society so it makes no sense to delay.”
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