Reuters electric car era, the British transport minister, Mr Philip - Hammond recently during a visit to Shenzhen BYD ( 002,594 , stock it ) the company headquarters, said that Britain welcomed such as BYD electric vehicle manufacturers to set up the UK investment plant. It is reported that, in the 2012 London Olympics, London will use electric buses as the main means of transport, then in addition to the Prime Minister, the British cabinet members will take the electric bus to the meeting, BYD electric buses are expected to K9 among them.
British Transport Minister, Mr Philip - Hammond recently visited Shenzhen from Hong Kong, starting from the subway station take the BYD Fukuda newest K9 BYD electric bus to visit the company's headquarters. He believes that electric vehicles will be low carbon, green transport plays an important role, and inviting investment to the UK production of BYD electric cars.
Hammond on the bus to the BYD car told reporters that the British Government will in three years for local governments to provide 560 million pounds of financial support for developing sustainable transport projects; in low-carbon transport , the British will intensify cooperation, so welcome as BYD electric vehicle manufacturers to set up plants in the United Kingdom, and hope that the Chinese enterprises to participate in the British high-speed rail project development and construction.
"I want to buy a car BYD"
Hammond, Shenzhen, China is the last leg of the line, after he had visited Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Although the travel-stained, Hammond always smiling, high spirits. Get on the bus, he transport committee in the city, accompanied by the person in charge, first visited the construction of the subway station Fukuda and Fukuda transport hub in the charging facilities for electric buses, listened to technical personnel.
The way in to BYD, Hammond took place on the busy Yantian interest, a temporary increase in the journey to listen to part of the Chinese personnel Yantian Port. "Yantian Port throughput is how much? Proportion of the country's total port throughput? Average time of unloading of a ship? Tons wheel and arrange groups of crane unloading? Whether all the electronic operation?" Hammond's problems very specific. Chinese officials to answer, he kept saying: "Yes, you really great!"
During the visit in BYD, Hammond on the petite F0 minicar became interested in that price is just over 30,000 yuan, the surprise and said: "I want to buy such a car!"
Welcome to BYD-made electric car went to Britain
BYD President Wang meeting, Hammond said, now Japan's Nissan and Mitsubishi in the UK production of electric cars, BYD are also welcome to set up manufacturing or assembly plants in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom's research institutions with new energy vehicle research and development.
Although the UK economic downturn, but with the 2012 London Olympic Games, the British transport network, whether air, rail, road or building of the harbor was a great investment. Hammond said that the British believe that carbon is the only transportation industry trends, and because the car in the global economy plays an important role in low-carbon technologies is essential.
Wang said that as bus and taxi carbon emissions several times in the private car, urban air pollution is caused by the culprit, BYD will be the development of public transportation in the future of electric vehicles based. In this regard, Hammond said, the United Kingdom, will also promote the electric buses and electric taxis penetration.
In an interview with reporters, Hammond said, his visit is aimed at promoting the Sino-British transport and low carbon travel fields. He was aboard the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed rail to Tianjin, China hopes to learn from experience in building high-speed British rail high-speed rail construction, and will consider China's high-speed rail locomotive manufacturers production. "We spent four years to make high-speed rail project is passed, it took nine years to develop project implementation plans, this time too long."
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British Cabinet members will attend the Olympic Games take electric cars
Electric vehicles is a new thing in the UK, the British government launched in March this year, the electric car subsidies, the cost for consumers to return the car to 25%. On the other hand, as the British electricity is one-tenth of the cost of petrol in the UK or the use of electric cars attractive.
Hammond said that because Europe has developed strict emission standards, the UK must take measures to reduce vehicle emissions, or face a huge amount of fines. British taxi is privately owned, the Government can not compel change, but will put restrictions on the use of traditional fuel vehicles as taxis measures to promote the taxi company to use electric cars. He also said that in the 2012 London Olympics, will use electric buses as the main means of transport, then in addition to the Prime Minister, the British cabinet members will take the electric bus to attend the meeting.
In order to encourage carbon reduction, the British government announced in January this year, will be in three years to local governments for a total of up to 5.6 billion pounds of capital investment to developing sustainable transport projects. Hammond said that local governments will be competitive bidding for funding, the project ultimately by the Ministry of the door and set up special joint committee of experts group for approval.
During the interview, Hammond asked about the difference between Chinese cities and London. He replied that the difference is too great. "By Chinese standards, only the city of London can only be counted, even Birmingham are the villages." He said with humor.
