SMMT WELCOMES GOV’T STRATEGY FOR LOW CARBON FUTURE
The Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders (SMMT) has welcomed the Government’s plans to cut transport emissions by 14% over the next decade. The Government announced within the Low Carbon Transport Plan that overall CO2 emissions should reduce by 34% by 2020 and at least 80% by 2050.
Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive, commented as follows on the White Paper;” The UK motor industry has made significant progress in cutting CO2 emissions but greater achievements can be made in the short, medium and long-term by pursuing a portolio of technologies, including traditional petrol and diesel engines right through to hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicles”.
Mini Electric
The CO2 output of average new car emissions had dropped by 19.8% since 1997 and shows that vehicle manufacturers are committed to producing low CO2 car levels in the future.
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