The Scottish government is understandably very pleased to announce the publishing of what they are calling “Switched On Scotland: A Roadmap to Widespread Adoption of Plug-in Vehicles.” A very informative title, which more than explains what the lengthy study is all about.
It doesn’t tell the whole story, though, and since it’s quite long, we’ll just tell you that it ends with Scotland ridding itself of internal combustion-engined cars for good, and replacing them all with green EVs by the year 2050.
They plan to accomplish this through a series of (what are believed to be effective) measures ranging from obvious ones, like installing free public (and home!) charging points and giving tax incentives upon purchase, to more creative ones like half-price inter-island ferry rides. The latter has already been instituted, in fact, as per the order of Transport Minister Keith Brown, a strong proponent of the project.
The first phase of the project has already been set in motion, and its set goal is to spend over £14 / €16.7 / $22.3 million over the next two years, and spread it all between enforcing the first of the planned measures. First will come plug-ins (and hybrids) in place of some conventional cars in the government’s own fleet, followed by large-scale installations of public charging points, at first in towns, then along the main roads too.
By Andrei Nedelea
Story References: sustainablereview , transportscotland via green.autoblog
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