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

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New UK Report Welcomes Moves to Promote Green Cars but Stresses Importance of Policies to Reduce Car Use

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There is no point forcing car makers to produce low carbon options if no-one will buy them, so it is right that ambitious regulation is combined with grants and other incentives—including taxes on gas guzzlers—to deliver a transformation of the car fleet. But there is a bigger picture.

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

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It would appear that the reformed CAFE methodology combined with more aggressive CARB [California Air Resources Board] targets would be the most desirable way forward. However, the Board noted, “ the practicality of adopting the CARB standard is influenced by a number of unresolved factors, many of which cannot be locally regulated.”.

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