London’s electric car company NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine) expects to grow under the new mayor Boris Johnson.
The green car maker claims that this is down to a combination of exemption from the capital’s congestion charge, free parking and growing concern among Londoners over the spiralling cost of petrol and diesel.
The new mayor of London has confirmed that he will reform the congestion charge but NICE believes that the owners of its Mega City car should continue to pay nothing to enter the zone as its cars are emit zero emissions.
Julian Wilford, co-founder of NICE cars said, “We know that the new mayor of London, Boris Johnson recognises the many benefits of owning an electric car. But we also understand the importance of choice to the mayor – and to our customers. At the NICE Car Company we have the widest range of zero-emissions vehicles on the market and hope the new mayor will find time to visit our West London base to learn more.”
With petrol and diesel now costing more than £5 a gallon, which means around 14p per mile for an owner of a medium-sized car, capable of 35mpg. NICE owners pay around a tenth of that - just 1.5 p per mile. As Vehicle Excise Duty is also CO2-based, they also benefit from no annual road tax.
The NICE Car Company has announced it will launch several new launches, at this years British Motor Show.
Simon McBride