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Norway leads the world in moving to EVs

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Norway also lets EV use bus lanes and special parking bays making ownership more beneficial than ICE in the city, Norway plans to outlaw pure Petrol or Diesel vehicles in 2025 – the country with the earliest ICE free deadline and 5 years before the UK’s deadline. 31 Mazda MX-30 Electric car 950 0.86 Cliff edge.

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5 great electric cars still eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant

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For too long the price difference between petrol and electric models is has been too high, in some cases up to £10,000. Mazda MX-30. driveEV is the UK's only online magazine dedicated to electric cars. This move by the government may see this gap narrow as car brands aim to make their models eligible for the grant.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol. Continues promotion and development of hydrogen as long-term strategy.

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