The British government on Tuesday exposed the first nine electric vehicles that will be eligible for their purchasers to obtain subsidies of up to 5,000 pounds ($7,935) under a plan to endorse low-carbon transport.Under the scheme, the government has pledged 43 million pounds ($68.24 million) until the end of March 2012 to assist British motorists shift to low-carbon vehicles.
They will receive up to 5,000 pounds toward the buy of a low-carbon car from January 2011 to the end of March 2012.
Consequently, the level of the grant will be reviewed according to vehicle cost and the development of the market.
The nine electric cars eligible for subsidies are Mitsubishi's iMiEV, Daimler's smart fortwo electric drive, Peugeot's iON, Citroen's CZero, the Nissan Leaf, the Tata Vista electric vehicle; the Toyota Prius Plug-in, Vauxhall's Ampera and General Motors' Chevrolet Volt.
The government said it will proclaim more eligible cars next year.
"The British public has in the past shown it's prepared to hug new technology and take practical steps to take on a lifestyle kinder to the environment, so we could in fact be at the start of something big," transport secretary Philip Hammond said in a statement. The five regions namely: the Midlands, Greater Manchester, east England, Scotland and Northern Ireland -- have effectively bid for a share of a 20 million pound fund to install local charging points for electric vehicles, the government added.
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