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London Mayor Boris Johnson has kicked off his plan to add 1,000 electric vehicles to his city's fleet by taking delivery of four Mitusbishi i-MiEVs this week. The cars were paid for in part by the UK government's Low Carbon Procurement Programme and will be used by Transport for London (TfL). TfL will use the cars to check out road construction projects around the capital to make sure that traffic is flowing smoothly.



Johnson wants to have 100,000 electric vehicles and 25,000 charging stations in the city within five years. While the number of charging stations are critical to making EVs a viable prospect for drivers, hitting that 100,000 vehicle number could be problematic if the new Conservative government follows through on its plan to cut the £5,000 tax subsidy for electric vehicles. The tax break is expected to be killed as part of the plan to cut the deficit.



[Source: Mitsubishi]

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