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Romania's Government will introduce a financial incentive package to encourage purchases of electric cars through an "ecologic bonus" for consumers and through tax deductions or state aid for producers.

Research programs in Romania for the development and manufacturing of electric cars will be conducted by an inter-ministry workgroup and will be funded from the country’s Environment Fund, which also finances the country’s clunkers program, Economy Minister Adriean Videanu said Wednesday.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Friday that, in the Government’s next meeting, he will set up an inter-ministry workgroup to design a new framework fro the country's car pollution tax’s and prepare Romania’s strategy on moving towards the electric automobile.

French carmaker Renault presented Tuesday at the Auto Showroom in Frankfurt four electric car concepts, and one of the electric cars will be launched in Romania at the end of 2011, Dora Pasare, manager with Renault Romania, said Tuesday.