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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. Must be Battery electric, plug-in hybrid or a hydrogen fuel cell car.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

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Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. LPG) will be abolished as will those for hybrids emitting 121g CO2 per kilometre or more. Vehicle Scrappage Scheme. The Budget confirmed the recently announced proposals to encourage the uptake of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. £20 What is a Plug-in hybrid?

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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.