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Electric cars must be taxed to pay for more power stations 'or
National Grid could fail'
Andy Bloxham
London
Telegraph
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Electric cars must be taxed to pay for more power stations
or they could drain the National Grid and even contribute to
power cuts, an energy firm has warned.
Analysts for Saturn Energy calculated that a fuel duty of up
to 10p a mile would be required to pay for the extra demand
which will be created if the Government's targets on renewable
energy are hit.
The Climate Change Committee has said that 1.7 million electric
cars should be on Britain’s roads by 2020.
The firm's experts said the National Grid was already struggling
to provide enough power for Britain's needs and urgent modernisation
was required to boost capacity to provide for the needs of any
surge in the number of electric cars.
The firm also said that electricity should cost "about
the same as petrol", which is certain to deter those motorists
who are shifting to electric cars to try to save money on driving.
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