(original title: UK considerations giving drivers up to ￡ 6000 in new car scraper scheme: Telegraph)

Netease technology news on June 8, according to foreign media reports, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to deliver an important speech on July 6 to revive the economy, including measures to revive the UK's electric vehicle manufacturing industry and the entire automobile industry, which has been hit hard by the new crown epidemic.

One of the most eye-catching ideas in Johnson's speech was the launch of the so-called new car scrapping program, which was inspired by Gordon Brown's push for diesel car scrapping for gasoline vehicles, but this time the focus was on encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles. To encourage drivers to switch from gasoline or diesel to electric vehicles, the UK government is considering subsidies of up to 6000 pounds ($7609).

Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and BMW, the UK's three largest carmakers, all make electric vehicles at the heart of their manufacturing strategies, and the government is trying to keep their UK plants running. Nissan, which makes leaf electric cars in Sunderland, has already produced more than 500000 cars at the plant, the largest in the UK and vital to the economy in the northeast.

By persuading drivers to replace fossil fuel vehicles with electric ones, it will help stimulate new car sales. Sales of new cars in the UK have fallen nearly 90 per cent as a result of the closures.

It is also in line with the UK government's commitment to ban the sale of all new gasoline, diesel or hybrid vehicles by 2035. The scrapping scheme, known as "cash for clunkers" within the government, will go hand in hand with the ￡ 1bn investment in charging stations, making electric vehicles a practical option for drivers on long journeys. (small)

Source: Netease technology report, translated by Baidu