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

Green Car Congress

CO 2 Emissions. 0 g/km for EV. Max 75 g/km for PHEV. Existing electric cars, such as the G-Wiz—the most popular consumer electric car on UK streets—and the MEGA e-City will not be eligible because they do not go fast enough. Qualifying criteria for the Plug-in Car Grant. Area Criterion. Vehicle type. cars only).

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

Green Cars News

For example, Toyota has announced plans to manufacture the hybrid Auris in the UK (see article ) at its Derbyshire factory as it bids to make more European motorists switch from increasingly clean diesel vehicles to low emission technology. What’s more is that Britain’s car industry has a reputation for producing “gas guzzlers”.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries.