Clegg unveils £500m green vehicle scheme

Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has announced a new £500 million scheme intended to boost electric and hybrid vehicle take up. The sum will be spent between 2015 and 2020 in an effort to improve Briton's perception of clean transport.

As a company, Compliance365 are aiming to minimise our environmental impact. To do so, we are now using Mini Cooper D vehicles for our Energy Consultants to use when our completing surveys.


Part of the money will be used to install rapid charge points across the UK, in a bid to counter the fear that drivers will be left stranded if they run out of power, and create the best network of charging points in Europe.

Whilst electric and hybrid vehicles still represent only a small proportion of car sales, at around 1% their share is rising. In 2013, the number of hybrid and plug-in cars registered increased by 17.5%, when compared to the previous year. The figure is above the average 10.8% rise seen in all car sales.

Clegg said, "The UK has the potential to emerge as a world leader in the development, design and manufacture of green vehicles. Owning an electric car is no longer a dream or an inconvenience. Manufactures are turning to this new technology to help motorists make their everyday journeys green and clean."

He added that the investment was also about 'creating a culture change' across the UK so that driving a greener vehicle is a 'no brainer' for most driver.

Compliance365 is committed to reducing our carbon emissions by introducing measures to reduce our carbon footprint, and our overall energy consumption for both in and out of the office.

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