London: the epicenter of electric vehicles in Europe?
London takes a step forward for the title of Electric Car European Capital: 150 new green filling stations were installed in the city.
With these new stations, Londoners (electric car owners) can now recharge in a total of 400 distributors. The overall project involves the creation of 1,300 distributors by 2013. The goal of Mayor Boris Johnson, is to create the first eco-charge network at the European level to ensure that every London is at no more than a mile away from a distributor. “I want to rapidly accelerate the spread of electric vehicles and make London, the epicenter of electric vehicles in Europe” commented the mayor in an interview with British newspaper: The Guardian.
According to experts of the Committee on Climate Change, the United Kingdom will need to reach 1.7 million of electric cars by 2020 in order to respect the agreements made on the CO2 emissions.
Source: ANSA
