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

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The Plug-in Car Grant will be distributed directly to consumers at the point of purchase and will be managed in a similar way to the grant made as part of the Government’s scrappage scheme. Qualifying criteria for the Plug-in Car Grant. Area Criterion. Vehicle type. cars only). CO 2 Emissions. 0 g/km for EV.

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Will the scrappage extension do any good? The Green Piece

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The UK’s car scrappage scheme may have been dubbed a resounding success by the majority of car manufacturers and consumers alike, but it hasn’t won plaudits from all corners. This is little more than a panicked way of propping up the industry as, given time; those cashing in the grants would most likely have bought the new car anyway.

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Motorists to get £5,000 electric car subsidies

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Motorists will be offered grants up to £5,000 towards the cost of a new ‘ultra-low carbon car’, the Government has confirmed. Set to be introduced in January 2011, the new grants will eligible against the purchase of a new range of plug-in hybrid and electric cars.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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This includes investing nearly £100m in the UK’s charging infrastructure and funding the Plug In Car and Plug In Van Grant Schemes. To help bus companies and local authorities in England to put more than 1,200 new low carbon buses on the roads. 11M – Air Quality Grant. 1B – Ultra low emissions vehicles.

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New UK Report Welcomes Moves to Promote Green Cars but Stresses Importance of Policies to Reduce Car Use

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Policies could have a large impact through reducing the need to travel and promoting walking, cycling, public transport and efficient driving, as well as encouraging low carbon cars. Subsidies for low carbon cars are likely to be effective, because the evidence is that people tend to discount long run costs. Robert Gross, lead author.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

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Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars. Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. Confirming the recently announced support for ultra low carbon Cars and infrastructure. Vehicle Scrappage Scheme. Ultra Low Carbon Cars. Confirming future increases in fuel duty.

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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

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Having already adjusted its road tax system to penalise the heaviest polluters and introduced congestion charges; the Government created a vehicle scrappage scheme earlier this year meant to help more motorists make green choices while boosting the automotive sector. Now it seems that its efforts have been rewarded. The argument for the UK….