In reaction to the news that Jaguar Land Rover are set to announce plans to build an electric car battery factory in Somerset, Greenpeace UK’s senior climate campaigner, Paul Morozzo, said:
“This is a significant moment for the UK car industry and a signal that the government has finally started the engine in the international clean technology race, while other are speeding ahead.
“But the government must stick to its laudable commitment to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030, sign off on the regulations to deliver it, and ignore attempts by siren voices to derail the EV transition.
“Failing to do so would mean waving goodbye to any meaningful electric vehicle manufacturing sector in the UK, regardless of this new gigafactory, which would put domestic car manufacturing as a whole in jeopardy.”
