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Nepal new budget: removes tax hikes on EVs, waives renewal & road tax for 5 years

Electric Vehicles India

Nepal new budget: removes tax hikes on EVs, waives renewal & road tax for 5 years. The budget mainly focuses on hydro and all types of renewable energy and to control the Covid-19 pandemic and recovering the economy. Exemption of renewal and road taxes for five years if an existing petroleum vehicle switches to battery power.

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Volkswagen Group rolls out diesel swapping program throughout Germany

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Environmental incentives for scrappage of Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicles of any make are again being offered by some of the Group’s brands throughout Germany. The environmental incentives are being offered brand-specific throughout Germany for scrappage of a Euro-1 to Euro-4 diesel vehicle. Independent studies (e.g.

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Volkswagen to offer incentive in Germany of up to €10,000 to scrap Euro 1-4 diesels

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Applications for the incentives can be made with immediate effect to Volkswagen dealers in Germany. Volkswagen is giving a clear signal for the renewal of the vehicle fleet in Germany. That corresponds to the scrappage incentive paid in 2009, without the state subsidy.

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

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It is possible to use renewable energy more effectively by hybrid three-wheeler vehicles. Scrappage policy . Auto-rickshaws were manufactured as per BS-IV norms and as per the government “scrappage policy,” the BS-IV vehicles will be dumped off. Source-Asian Journal of Convergence in Technology).

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US cash for clunkers scheme ends

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The US car scrappage scheme know as the ‘cash for clunkers’ plan will end next week after the funds ran out. The CARS program has recorded more than 457,000 dealer transactions worth $1.9 In response to the scheme, both General Motors and Ford ramped up production, adding shifts and rehired laid off workers to meet renewed demand.