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London launches £110M scrappage scheme to prepare for expanded ULEZ

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a £110-million (US$133-million) scrappage scheme to support Londoners on lower incomes, disabled Londoners, charities, sole traders and business with 10 or fewer employees to replace or retrofit their old, polluting vehicles in order to be ULEZ compliant.

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Canada’s only privately-funded electric vehicle incentive is helping car buyers make the switch

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Ontario’s Used Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentive Program has been extended. Through this program, Ontario drivers qualify for $1,000 toward the purchase of a used fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The Automotive Recyclers of Canada are ensuring these vehicles are responsibly scrapped. .

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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. Vehicle type. OLEV Plug-in Car Grant. Area Criterion. cars only).

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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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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

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Confirming and extending the overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty Rates. Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. Announcing new investment in de-carbonising electricity generation. Vehicle Scrappage Scheme. Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars.

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Manitoba Vehicle Standards Advisory Board Recommends Adopting California GHG Vehicle Standards and Supporting Complementary Programs

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This includes measures such as programs on vehicle maintenance, tire inflation, reduced idling, and voluntary mobile emissions testing; green driver training programs; vehicle scrappage programs; maintaining and enforcing speed limits and improving the synchronization of traffic lights.

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