£6,000 grant for electric cars – AA comments

Commenting on the reported £6,000 grant to encourage drivers to buy an electric car*, Edmund King, AA president says; “Offering £6,000 to swap a petrol or diesel car for an electric car would be a fantastic move, and should it get the green light people should take up the deal. 

“At the start of the year we said that scrapping VAT on electric vehicles would be the most influential move to persuade drivers to go electric**. A grant like this would be just as good and would help both car manufacturers and air quality.

“In order to help aid the economic recovery to covid-19, investment should also be made in gigafactories. This would mean batteries could be developed, built and recycled in the UK to to keep our carbon footprint down, while producing highly skilled jobs. We also need more charging points to help convince drivers that they can always get home”

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NOTES TO EDITORS

* https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/07/boris-johnson-considers-giving-drivers-6000-diesel-petrol-car/ 

** https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom/scrap-vat-on-electric-cars