UK government launches £5,000 electric car grant scheme

Electric cars are set to experience a breakthrough in 2011 due to a £5,000 car grant introduced by the government today, experts predict.

 Motorist will only have one car to buy as the project starts (the Mitsubishi i-MiEV) but about 9 more cars to add to that short list later. This is considered quitean event by people like Chris Paine, director of various documentaries about electric cars and others.

Electric cars run cheaper then their conventional counterparts. They have no vehicle excise duty, cheaper insurance premiums and can be charged for free at some places.

Reaction: It's a good thing to fund 'green' projects, but keep it realistic. If Oil was lend a hand and has such a firm spot, then hybrid cars are not going to make it without some help as well. I am sure that if both cars were about the same age, there would be fair competition. As it is now, the regular cars still dominate the scene. Green is good, but people think with their wallets, surely not with their dormant treeloving instincts.

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