SMMT creates industry-wide Electric Vehicle Group
Wed 01 July 2009
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The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has established a new Electric Vehicle Group. The new group will include volume manufacturers, niche vehicle producers and component suppliers. The Group will seek to interact with government, stakeholders and industry both in the UK and internationally, and promote a collaborative industry-wide approach to the development of ultra-low carbon technologies. Meanwhile, the electric car maker Tesla Motors has joined the SMMT.
The SMMT says that the group plans to address a wide-range of issues including government policy and legislation, research and development, technical regulations, market development, supporting infrastructure and consumer incentives consequently developing the UK’s role in this global field.
Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of the SMMT said: “The UK has a strong emerging electric vehicle industry which will benefit from working together on a strategic approach to the issues that affect each and every one of them. The development of ultra low carbon vehicles provides an important opportunity for the UK motor industry and SMMT is determined to provide the support mechanisms needed to maximise the value to our national economy.”
The Electric Vehicle Group will report into the Environmental Strategy Group which in turn advises SMMT’s Executive Board and includes organisations involved in the research, development, design, manufacture and/or marketing of electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles for commercial and passenger-carrying applications (excluding quadricycles).
Meanwhile, in a related development, the SMMT has announced that the luxury electric car maker Tesla has joined the Society.
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