For the next 20 years there will be a significant "niche market" developed for plug-in hybrid and electric cars.
For the next 20 years there will be a significant "niche market" developed for plug-in hybrid and electric cars.
This is according to Paul Everitt, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders - which aims to promote the interests of the auto industry.
He noted that petrol and diesel engines will be improved and these will become the standard in the market over the same time period.
But when the electric vehicles first begin their mass rollout the focus will be on the urban and suburban market, Mr Everitt stated. But this will then increase as the market does.
He added: "At a governmental level there needs to be a staple set of incentives, through tax methods and elsewhere, as well as a commitment to broadening and improving the [transport] infrastructure required."
His comments come after a press release from the Office for National Statistics, released at the end of March, which stated that UK net emissions of carbon dioxide were provisionally estimated to be 480.9 million tonnes.
This was a reduction of nearly ten per cent, compared to the same time in 2008 when the total stood at 532.8 million tonnes, which shows that things are improving in terms of helping to save the environment. And the increased production of electric motors could help this further.
Mr Everitt stated that the industry as a whole needs to support all the eco-friendly vehicle mechanisms that are coming into place "because the government wants us to bring these cars into the market earlier.
"At this moment hybrid and electric [cars] will be much more expensive, purely because we don't have the mass volumes to offer the same level of pricing."
And he called for vehicle excise duty help, which could encourage people to be more inclined to purchase an environmentally-friendly motor.
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