Lead Story: Issue 606 28 Sep 2012
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Car use, Carbon emissions / Carbon trading, Energy / Fuel, Funding / Financing, All of UK, Rest of World
Car manufacturer puts dent in ministers’ electric car ambitions
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Toyota has scrapped plans for a mass-market all-electric ‘eQ’ carThe Government’s hopes of an electric car revolution were dealt a blow this week as Toyota announced it was scrapping plans for a mass market all-electric minicar, saying it had “misread the market”.
Toyota’s decision to drop plans for the widespread sale of its eQ city car came just days after the House of Commons transport committee expressed doubts about the Government’s electric car strategy, questioning its value for money.
Toyota vice chairman Takeshi...
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