विनिर्माण उद्योग के पुनर्जागरण के लिए ईवी प्रोत्साहन महत्वपूर्ण - एसएमएमटी

विनिर्माण उद्योग के पुनर्जागरण के लिए ईवी प्रोत्साहन महत्वपूर्ण - एसएमएमटी

टाइम स्टैम्प: 25 जनवरी, 2024 सुबह 4:48 बजे
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With over a third of all vehicle types now incorporating battery electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid technology, UK car manufacturing is positioned for a sustainable future – if cash-strapped drivers are offered sufficient reason to buy, according to the chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

ऑटोमोटिव इंडस्ट्री प्रायोरिटीज़ 2024 वेबिनार से पहले बोलते हुए 2023 के लिए नवीनतम यूके विनिर्माण आंकड़ेमाइक हावेस ने कहा कि 2023 में वॉल्यूम के मामले में इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन की मात्रा रिकॉर्ड ऊंचाई पर पहुंच गई - हालांकि बाजार हिस्सेदारी 16.6 से घटकर 16.5% हो गई।

एसएमएमटी इलेक्ट्रिक वाहनों के लिए निजी उपभोक्ता मांग को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए सरकारी समर्थन की मांग कर रहा है और इसका पसंदीदा विकल्प इलेक्ट्रिक वाहनों पर वैट कम करना होगा जो संभावित रूप से सड़क पर एक चौथाई मिलियन अतिरिक्त ईवी डाल सकता है।

“When you look at diesel and mild hybrid diesel,” Hawes said, “you’ve seen this erosion in demand there supplanted by growth especially in hybrid, plug in hybrid and battery electric vehicles. But if you look at the growth both in terms of the market and in terms of battery electric vehicles, that growth is driven by business and fleet. They have incentives, the private consumer does not which is why we are asking for governments to reduce VAT on electric vehicles from 20% as is now and halve it for three years, taking it down to 10%.

“कुछ हद तक, ट्रेजरी को ईवी की ओर बदलाव से अप्रत्याशित लाभ हुआ है क्योंकि ये वाहन लगभग 30-40% अधिक महंगे हैं। इसका मतलब है कि वैट प्राप्तियां राजकोष के लिए 30-40% अधिक हैं। उसमें से कुछ उपभोक्ता को वापस देकर हम निजी बाज़ार को प्रोत्साहित कर सकते हैं और यह वहाँ पहुँच जाएगा जहाँ हम होना चाहते हैं।"

2023 के लिए नवीनतम एसएमएमटी आंकड़े बताते हैं कि कुल यूके वाहन विनिर्माण, 1.04 मिलियन यूनिट, 2019 महामारी के बाद से सबसे अच्छा वर्ष था।

“Obviously, this is nowhere near where we were four or five years ago,” said Hawes, “but we’ve seen structural changes taking place in the industry. “What we’ve seen is obviously the supply chain issues recede. They haven’t gone away but they have receded and that has enabled production to get back not – just in UK but in European terms – closer to where it was before the pandemic.

“The critical thing we need to grow the industry is to build up the supply chain. The UK actually produces just about every single component needed for an electric vehicle but we need to scale up and we need to scale up at pace because there’s a tremendous opportunity there. When we think about some of the trade challenges around rules of origin, the importance of local production, not just the finished vehicle, but of the parts and components that go in there to meet those requirements is critical.”

सकारात्मकता

He spoke of a ‘complete change in positivity’ in manufacturing sentiment as a result of some £2.4bn worth of investments in gigafactories and EV production. “That’s more than something like the last seven years put together. It has been a fantastic last year and the importance of that cannot be underestimated.”

“For many years securing investment for the UK was really challenging because we didn’t know for four years while Brexit negotiations continued. We had political uncertainty, economic uncertainty. We now have a lot more stability.”

आगामी आम चुनाव के प्रभाव के संदर्भ में, उन्होंने कहा कि उद्योग का दृष्टिकोण यह है कि ब्रिटेन निवेश के लिए एक मजबूत और अच्छी जगह बना हुआ है और उन्होंने बताया कि ब्रिटेन के विनिर्माण के लिए निर्धारित £4.5 बिलियन के केंद्रीय फंड में से £2 बिलियन से अधिक खर्च किया गया है। मोटर वाहन के लिए.

“We are not the biggest manufacturing sector in the UK but we got the lion’s share of that money because the importance of this sector to net zero, to jobs, to security, to economic growth is recognised.”

“While the Conservative Government has established a set of policies which are the building blocks for supporting the industry, that’s something that we obviously want to see continue whoever wins the next election. A lot of what Labour is saying would be an endorsement of what of what it is that we are seeking.”

He noted that in October, the Labour Party published a plan for the automotive sector, the first of its sector plans. “If you read through it, it contains a lot of what we’re asking for. Perhaps that is no accident because we’ve had very good engagement with Labour in the same way we’ve had very good engagement with ministers.”

“We see Labour doing things a little differently. It will want a more positive relationship with Europe and there’s a chance to reset. Given that there’ll be a change of parliament in Europe and potentially a change of government here,  Labour may look at incentives to recommit to net zero.”

“Certainly, the engagement we’ve had with gives us a degree of encouragement should they form the next government. If they don’t? Again, our engagement with ministers have been incredibly supportive.”

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