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

Green Car Congress

Vehicle type. Must be Battery electric, plug-in hybrid or a hydrogen fuel cell car. 0 g/km for EV. Max 75 g/km for PHEV. Vehicle performance. Min electric range 10 miles (16 km) PHEV. Warranty, vehicle: 3 years or 75,000 miles (120,000 km). Qualifying criteria for the Plug-in Car Grant. cars only).

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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

Plugs and Cars

The policy, which exempts electric cars from hefty daily taxation, is resulting in increasingly significant vehicle choices for English consumers. India's Reva was first into the market with the G-Wiz. Despite being low-speed vehicles about which safety concerns have been raised, they have months long waiting lists.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

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Founded in 2003, Silicon Valley based Tesla Motors is currently the only car manufacturer in the US or Europe manufacturing and selling highway capable electric vehicles in serial production. REVA: An Indian company that markets the G-Wiz in the UK.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

nk City Electric car www.thinkelectric.org Documentary about electric cars, hybrids, hydrogen and the future of transportation. Who Killed the Electric Car?" com Vigil to save last remaining 78 EV1 cars www.pluginamerica.com/saveev1.htm htm Advocates of the Th! htm Advocates of the Th!

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

For all the fanfare, sales of electric cars are currently negligible (outside of golf courses, that is). How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. The Journal Report.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

What isclear is that the full £5,000 will not be available for a £8,000 G-Wiz or a£15,000 Smart EV. The 2011 start date has been chosen to coincide with theexpected introduction of a wider variety of electric and plug-in hybrid carsin Britain.