Electric car demand 'may boost green collar jobs market'
The green collar jobs market in the UK and elsewhere may be boosted if the predictions of one expert come true.
Speaking at the Geneva Motor Show, which is running until March 14th, Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and Nissan, said demand for electric cars is to rise, the Financial Times reports.
He suggested that the vehicle manufacturing sector will very quickly be hit by a shortage of capacity for producing the cars.
Mr Ghosn added: "From everything I'm seeing, in 2011 or 2012 we're going to have to rush to build capacity for both batteries and cars."
He went on to reveal that Israel had ordered 100,000 units of Renault's Fluence sedan as part of an initiative to roll out electric vehicle and recharging infrastructure.
The executive went on to state that he thinks his firm will need greater capacity for producing the number of cars consumers want.
Posted by Rick Marley
4 Mar 2010 11:24am