Nissan salutes the extension to the £5000 Plug-in Car Grant
By Andrew, 19 Jan, 2012. 0 Comments
2012 Nissan Leaf
The UK government has decided to extend the Plug-in Car Grant to motorists purchasing a new electric vehicle – a move that Nissan is pleased about. Buyers of vans get a 20% discount. As much as £8000 is cut from the price of an electric van. The announcement arrives at a time when Nissan is testing prototype zero-emission all-electric delivery vehicle in London.
For a two-month stretch, FedEx Express and Nissan are working together to assess how the NV200 electric vehicle (EV) prototype copes with the everyday stresses in the capital. According to James Wright, Managing Director at Nissan Motor (GB) Limited, the Government is demonstrating how committed it is to improving air quality in cities and limiting carbon emissions.
This grant, together with reduced running costs and tax benefits, would make businesses consider switching to an electric van. The Nissan LEAF, the first mass produced 100% electric vehicle in the world, has been on sale since March 2011. It qualifies for the £5000 grant for electric cars. The Leaf will start production at Nissan’s Sunderland plant in 2013, with an initial capacity of 50,000 vehicles. In addition, this plant will begin producing batteries for the LEAF in early 2012. Nissan is investing £420 million for the battery and LEAF projects. With this move, around 2,250 jobs at Nissan and throughout the UK supply chain will be maintained.
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