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Renault welcomes Alistair
Darling’s announcement in
today’s Pre-Budget Report that
electric cars will be exempt
from company car tax from April
2010 for five years, with
electric vans also benefiting
from van benefit charge
exemption over the same period,
plus a 100 per cent first year
allowance towards the purchase
of such a van.
Speaking after hearing the
Chancellor’s electric vehicle
tax plans, Renault UK Managing
Director, Roland Bouchara, said:
“Electric vehicles are already
exempt from vehicle excise duty
(VED), so this excellent news
will undoubtedly assist in
encouraging the British public
and business community to adopt
zero-emission (ZE) transport.
We’re convinced that our
exciting ‘Z.E.’ range, which is
just 18 months away, will
capture everyone’s imagination,
so this latest financial
incentive adds even greater
weight to the case for electric
transport, alongside its obvious
environmental and running cost
benefits. Today’s announcement
should also help towards
ensuring the swift development
of an expansive electric vehicle
charging infrastructure
throughout the country.”
Renault’s unprecedented push
into the zero-emission electric
vehicle arena begins in Europe
in 2011, with the launch of the
first three models from an
initial four-model Z.E. family,
designed to be affordable for
everyone. The first of the
electric trio will be a
four-door Fluence saloon,
followed by a Kangoo Van and
latterly a city vehicle based on
the eye-catching two-seat Twizy
concept. A supermini will join
the fold in early 2012.
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