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Deloitte study concludes mass adoption of EVs in Europe is some distance away

Green Car Congress

According to the survey of 4,760 European consumers, 16% see themselves as potential first movers to buy or lease an electric vehicle, while 53% say they might be willing to consider it, and 31% say they are not likely to consider purchasing or leasing an EV. There is no doubt that electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry.

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Will you save money if you buy a green car? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Drivers are increasingly letting their wallet rule their car buying decisions with more motorists than ever before opting for a green car over a conventional alternative. According to its findings, the savings of buying a green car can vary widely with some only cutting costs by around £18 or £19 a year. The Green Piece.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars. Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. From April 2010 anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of vehicles tax in the first year of registration. Company Car Tax. Confirming future increases in fuel duty.

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Out have gone the coffee before work each morning, the weekend nights out, and the rush to buy the hot new DVD releases; in has been a new, thrifty way of living. With few of us having the cash or credit to buy an expensive new addition, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the automotive industry which has been plunged into crisis.

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Green car incentives coming to Israel

Green Cars News

It is expected that the cars with the highest fuel consumption levels, such as SUVs, will face increased taxes and duties. Meanwhile, there will be discounts for people who buy hybrid cars and a scrappage scheme style payment for those that get rid of older cars.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

By mid-2026, Ford says 100 percent of its passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, before finally going full-electric in 2030. Scrappage schemes . The OECD has conducted analysis on the components of effective ‘scrappage schemes’. This creates a distortion.