The UK government has recenty announced that it will invest £20 million in developing new low carbon vehicles.Road transport in Uk is the main cause of 20% domestic carbon emissions in the UK.
Transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick said that, “getting such technology on the road is vital. This fund represents an excellent opportunity for UK expertise to help shape a low carbon future for transport and I would urge companies to grasp it with both hands”.
He also said that the environmental impact from traditional vehicles needed to be reduced. It is expected that within five to seven years these cars will be owned by people as an alternative to vehicles that emit high amounts of CO2.
Earlier, the former vice president of United States, Al Gore staged a number of concerts named “Live Earth” to create awareness about the dangers of carbon emissions around the world.
Source – vcars
