AM:...The work
that I’m trying to do on electric cars at present—I regret the
fact that we are falling behind where the rest of Britain is
developing and investing a lot more in charging points and so
forth for electric vehicles, where we were a few years ago in
Wales talking of the possibility, as a small country, in being
leaders in creating charging networks. At present, we only want
to be part of the game. Where Wales has one charging point funded
from the public purse for every 100,000 people, Scotland has one
charging point for every 7,000 people. That’s the magnitude of
the challenge before us, and I’m looking forward to going to
Dundee before long, which is a city that’s doing amazing work in
this area.
Yes, there are some people who are talk very elaborately about
electric vehicles but turn up their nose at hydrogen technology
for cars. My argument then is that we need to look at every way
in trying to turn our transport modes into very low-emission
approaches. Certainly, in terms of commercial vehicles and buses
and lorries, I think hydrogen energy now—not just in the
future—offers potential. So, the appeal today is: please support
this motion and let us realise that there is work being developed
here in Wales that has the potential to create the kind of world
and Wales that we are looking for...
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