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UK Government Announces £5,000 Grants Towards Purchase of Electric Drive Vehicles and First Plugged-in Places

Green Car Congress

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed details of the financial incentives that will be made available to buyers of electric cars from January 2011. Qualifying criteria for the Plug-in Car Grant. cars only). Must be Battery electric, plug-in hybrid or a hydrogen fuel cell car. 0 g/km for EV.

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Dealing with Petroleum Addiction, British Style

Plugs and Cars

The British Government is attempting to strangle the electric car baby in its London cradle. The Times Online reports the British government's Department for Transport (DfT) has conducted a safety test on the all-electric Reva G-Whiz and found it wanting.

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Call to support current generation of electric vehicles

Green Cars News

Central to the policy of investment into electric cars, was the announcement of subsidies worth up to £5,000 to be given to buyers of electric cars. By announcing the grant will commence in 2011, Mr. Hoon is actually inviting consumers to wait until 2011 to buy an electric car.

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Citroen C1 ev’ie road test

Green Cars News

There’s a lot of scepticism about electric cars, not helped by the fact that the most commonplace model in the UK is the GoinGreen G-Wiz – which is less an electric car, more of a quadricylcing accident waiting to happen. However, once you’ve shelled out to buy one, you’ll find that running it is cheap.

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Green Automotive Company to Acquire Going Green Limited, biggest retailer of EVs in Europe

Green Car Congress

California-based Green Automotive Company, having recently acquired Liberty Electric Cars Ltd in Europe ( earlier post ), has signed a binding agreement to buy UK-based electric vehicle distributor Going Green Limited. GoinGreen has accumulated more than 60 million miles of electric vehicle user experience.

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Electrifying new guides for EV buyers

Green Cars News

Buying a new electric car can seem like a big and daunting step even for the most technologically-keen people out there. A new series of Electric Car Guides are now [.]. As such, wouldn’t it be nice to have a clear, concise and unbiased guide to making the switch to EV drive? Well now you can!

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Where Can I Buy One? Real Life EV Stories A Case for Electricity Plug In America Positions Energy Policy Frequently Asked Questions About Plug-in Buses Who Killed the Electric Car? Prop 87 Missed Opportunity RAVs to Keep Rolling in LA Holiday EVangelism ZEVTech Saving RAVs Holiday EVangelism Who Killed the Electric Car?

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