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The introduction of plug-in electric vehicles in the United Kingdom is actively supported by the British government, which, , has pledged to support the deployment of plug-in vehicles in the five years to March 2015.〔 The Plug-in Car Grant programme started on 1 January 2011 and is available across the UK. The programme reduces the up-front cost of eligible cars by providing a 25% grant towards the cost of new plug-in cars capped at . Both private and business fleet buyers are eligible for this grant which is received at the point of purchase.〔〔 The programme was extended in February 2012 to include plug-in vans. Van buyers can receive 20% - up to - off the cost of a plug-in van.〔 Consumers, both business and private can receive the discount at the point of purchase.〔 Since 2011, more than 45,000 plug-in electric vehicles have been registered in the UK up until September 2015, including plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars and commercial vans. This figure includes a significant number of registered plug-in electric cars and vans which were not eligible for the grant schemes. In addition, before the market launch of highway-capable mass production plug-in electric cars, a total of 1,096 all-electric vehicles were registered in the country between 2006 and December 2010.〔 , the UK had 9,379 public charging points at 3,561 locations, of which 1,536 were rapid charging stations.〔 The British market experienced a surge of plug-in car sales during 2014, as total registrations quadruple from 3,586 in 2013 to 14,498 units in 2014.〔〔〔 The plug-in electric car segment captured a 0.59% market share of new car sales in 2014, over three times and a half the market share of 2013 (0.16%).〔〔 The Mitsubishi Outlander P-HEV, introduced in the British market in 2014, reached the 10,000 unit sales milestone in March 2015, allowing the plug-in hybrid to overtake the all-electric Nissan Leaf as the all-time top selling plug-in electric vehicle in the UK.〔〔 The surge in demand for plug-in cars continued during 2015, with registrations totaling 20,992 units during the first nine months of 2015, up 138.5% from the same period in 2014.〔 The market share of the plug-in electric car segment rose to 1.0% of new car sales during the first nine months of 2015.〔〔 ==Government support== Speaking at the G8 summit in 2008, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced plans for Britain to be at the forefront of a "green car revolution". Mr Brown suggested that by 2020 all new cars sold in Britain could be electric or hybrid vehicles producing less than . In preparation for the introduction of mass-produced electric vehicles to Britain's roads, trials of electric cars took place from 2009, with further trials in cities across the UK from 2010. Local British councils were invited to submit bids to become Britain's first "green cities". One example is Glasgow, where a Scottish consortium has been awarded more than to run a pilot electric car scheme from 2009 to 2011. London mayor Boris Johnson also announced plans in April 2009 to deliver 25,000 electric car-charging places across the capital by 2015, in order to make London the "electric car capital of Europe". His target is to get 100,000 electric vehicles on to London's streets. Mr Johnson has also pledged to convert at least 1,000 Greater London Authority fleet vehicles to electric by 2015.〔〔 Transport for London also announced that all new taxis must be zero emissions capable by 2018.〔 , there were about 3,000 plug-in electric vehicles in London, 3% of the mayor's goal, up from 1,700 electric cars in January 2009. The city also has only 1,408 charging points in operation, of which, only 57% were used in the first quarter of 2014. , Greater London postcode areas contain 8,000 electric vehicles according to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). Nissan's Sunderland plant — the largest car factory in the UK — was granted a grant from the British government and up to from the European Investment Bank. Production of the Nissan Leaf at the Sunderland plant began in March 2013.〔 ''See Press Release.''〕 The plant has the capacity to produce 60,000 lithium-ion batteries and 50,000 Leafs a year.〔 The UK produced Leaf are sold only in Europe has an improved driving range, lower price and a more European design. The price of the 2013 Leaf produced in Sunderland is lower than the model built in Japan, and Nissan is offering a battery leasing option for the three trims produced at Sunderland, which further reduced the purchase price by . , the UK government had pledged to support the deployment of plug-in vehicles in the five years between March 2010 and March 2015. However, , only had been spent and an additional of had been committed for projects up to March 2015, of which, were allocated for research and development; on infrastructure such as public charging points; and in consumer purchase incentives (Plug-in Car Grant). , the UK has around 5,000 public charging points, of which, only 200 are quick chargers. By April 2014 the UK was the leader in quick charging deployment in Europe, with 211 CHAdeMO charging stations available across the country. As a result of lower than initially expected electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales, in January 2014 the UK government launched the "Go Ultra Low" national campaign in partnership with five of the largest manufacturers of plug-in electric vehicles, BMW, Nissan, Renault, Toyota and Vauxhall. The campaign has a cost of and its objective is to promote the benefits of electric and plug-in hybrid cars to buyers. The Government classifies any car emitting less than 75g/km of CO2 as ultra-low emission. The British government also announced its commitment to invest to install more rapid charge-points to make motorway journeys by electric car feasible. According to Nicholas Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, “Our clear objective is to move the car fleet in this country to ultra low-emission vehicles by 2040 and to put money and policy money behind it." In July 2014 Baroness Kramer, Minister of State for Transport, announced that all of the government’s fleets will be supplied with funding to introduce electric vehicles. The "Ultra Low Emission Vehicle Readiness Project", funded with , is the first step towards making all government vehicles electrically-powered. Central government fleets will benefit first, with plans to bring in over 150 plug-in cars and vans. The Government Car Service, which presently has 85 vehicles used by ministers, will be the initial target with electric cars expected to be in operation by the third quarter 2014. A second phase is scheduled next to provide funds for the public sector in general to purchase more electric vehicles. Beneficiary agencies includes the National Health Service, councils and police forces. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plug-in electric vehicles in the United Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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