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Volvo becomes first OEM to qualify four models for UK plug-in grant

Baua Electric

Moves like buying Proterra’s battery business and investing heavily in Mack’s new MD line have been driving record EV sales quarter after quarter, and only the most serious geopolitical events seem to stand in the way of their continued success. We ended last year with more than 250 electric truck orders secured for the UK and Irish markets.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

Green Cars News

Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. Successful schemes should be designed to capture CO2, fuel economy, NOx and safety benefits. It is unlikely that most consumers are considering the future price of petrol, when buying a car today. .