article thumbnail

UK Manufacturer Axon Automotive Unveils Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Green Car Congress

This is half the level needed for free annual road tax in UK for this car (band ‘A’ is below 100 g/km of CO 2 = zero road tax in the UK). The manufacturing roll-out will be via small factories in UK and in Europe including Spain, France, Ireland, Denmark, and Holland. Axon Automotive Ltd. Axon Automotive Ltd. Earlier post.).

Plug-in 218
article thumbnail

Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

Green Car Congress

Founded in 1989, and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Valence has facilities in Nevada, China and Northern Ireland. Valence maintains a team of seven application engineers on the ground in Ireland. “ According to the US DOE/EIA, the US average total tax for a gallon of diesel was $0.43/gallon Click to enlarge. The Maxity, a 7.5

Li-ion 150
article thumbnail

Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

Green Cars News

The report found that strict new emissions laws are having a strong effect on the availability of cleaner cars, but wealth, motoring taxes, fuel prices and consumer attitudes, which vary wildly from country to country across Europe, have much more of an effect on how clean a car is chosen.&#. League table results: Ranking 2008.

Green 39
article thumbnail

Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. Generally, registration taxes threaten fleet renewal.

Tax 268
article thumbnail

A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Finance Worldwide Argentina Australia New Zealand Brazil Canada China Chinese France French Canada Germany Hong Kong India Italy Japan Korea Mexico Singapore Spain Spanish Taiwan UK & Ireland Quotes and other information supplied by independent providers identified on the Yahoo! Markets close in 5 hours and 43 minutes.

article thumbnail

Nissan Updates on Nissan Green Program 2010; New Vehicle CO2 Needs to Be Reduced 90% by 2050

Green Car Congress

Other actions included: In April 2009, Nissan introduced the Nissan ECO Series (NECO Series), which qualify for tax breaks under Japan’s new preferential tax scheme for environment-friendly vehicles. Introduction of an original EV test vehicle in August 2008. Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C. The reduction target was 7%.

Nissan 150