Electric Car UK Slow Selling MJ Worldwide Comments Further.

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 28, 2011 --

Only 106 electric cars were purchased in the third quarter of 2011 through the "plugged-in car grant" scheme, launched in January, it marks a significant slump in demand on an already slow-take-up. The Electric car industry had hoped this would be the year– billed as a clean low carbon alternative to conventional petrol and diesel models – made a breakthrough. A source from MJ Worldwide has commented on this research, saying, “Electric cars are great for us to be able to reduce our carbon omissions, I thought they would of done much better. I think when there is more options on the market sales of electric cars will rise”

Former transport secretary Phillip Hammond said: "Government action to support affordable vehicles and more local charging points means we are on the threshold of an exciting green revolution – 2011 could be remembered as the year the electric car took off." MJ Worldwide’s Managing Director said, “The number of electric vehicles in the UK stands at just 1,107, which is a very small amount of the country's 28.5m cars, I thought they would have been in high demand, but due to the pricing, they wouldn’t be in an average car buyer’s price range.”

Transport minister, Norman Baker, blamed a lack of choice for consumers: "It is nonsense to say the market has 'sputtered out'. The availability of qualifying cars, rather than the public appetite for them is part of the problem. I have every confidence that that will change in the next few months and we will begin to see sales of ultra-low carbon cars improve." A source from MJ Worldwide expressed their opinion on this, saying, “In the next few months, I wouldn’t say there would be a marginal change in sales – approaching Christmas and in winter, I don’t think this time of year is the right time to predict changes in sales.”


Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/21/electric-car-uk-sales-sputter

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