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Bloomberg.com : U.K. Must Regulate to Boost Use of Efficient Cars, Says Report Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. should introduce new rules to encourage motorists to buy more environmentally friendly cars while providing manufacturers with incentives to build safer, more fuel-efficient vehicles, a committee of lawmakers said. Carmakers need incentives to develop low emission fuel-cell cars and design vehicles that reduce the potential for car crime and casualties before they occur, the House of Commons Transport Select Committee said in a report published yesterday. ``Sophisticated new technologies have a cost penalty and are unlikely to appear on the market unless there is a regulatory requirement or consumer demand,'' the report said. The U.K. should ``support the use of regulation to encourage cleaner and safer vehicle design.'' Less than two-fifths of new cars bought in the U.K. are powered by diesel, a more efficient fuel than petroleum. Carmakers are developing so-called hybrid vehicles, which are driven by gas and electricity, to meet environmental targets. The government must provide more grants to help people buy the cleanest cars available and raise taxes for motorists who buy vehicles with high emissions, according to the report. The government must ensure that manufacturers are encouraged to introduce cleaner technologies and safety systems in cars, which consumers are then encouraged to buy, Committee Chairman Gwyneth Dunwoody said in the report. ``The U.K. must not miss the opportunity to have cars on our roads within the next decade that prevent someone driving if they are drunk, uninsured or untaxed,'' Dunwoody said. Source : www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=alg2PLrzIDs0&refer=uk Please click here for Japanese Auto Auctions |