Green Car Congress
AUGUST 22, 2017
In the UK, Ford announced a car and van scrappage scheme aimed at improving air quality by enabling customers, of any brand, to trade-in and scrap their old vehicles for new Ford cars and commercial vehicles, including the popular Fiesta and Transit Custom, with significantly lower emissions.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2017
In the UK, Hyundai Motor has launched a gasoline and diesel scrappage and trade-in scheme that offers up to £5,000 (US$6,416) off the price of a new model and seeks to improve air quality across the UK by making it easier and more affordable to drive a new, lower emission car. i10 will also benefit from £1,500 saving.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 8, 2017
Volkswagen is offering an incentive of up to €10,000 (US$11,815)—depending upon the model purchased—for the purchase of Euro 6 vehicles in Germany if an older diesel vehicle (Euro 1 to Euro 4 standards) is scrapped at the same time. That corresponds to the scrappage incentive paid in 2009, without the state subsidy.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 21, 2020
New York’s State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that more than $24 million is now available to replace diesel-powered transit buses with new all-electric transit buses. As part of the state’s $127.7-million As part of the state’s $127.7-million
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
The new car market in the UK continued to decline sharply at the start of 2009, with volumes down by 30.9% in 2009 to 1.72 In January, diesel penetration rose 0.7 percentage points to match its second highest level ever (45.6%), but diesel volumes still fell by 29.7%. In January, diesel penetration rose 0.7
Green Car Congress
JULY 15, 2009
In the first quarter of 2009, automotive production in Europe fell by 35% to 3.4 While fleet renewal schemes (vehicle scrappage) have helped segments of the passenger car market in some countries, overall vehicle demand in Europe went further down as well. in the first five months of 2009, surpassing the record of 38.8%
Green Cars News
APRIL 30, 2009
Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. Reforms to VED have been confirmed as anticipated and the new 13-band system will come into effect from 1st May 2009. 16. * +3% for diesel cars. The taxation of these cars will be subject to the 3% uplift for diesel cars from this date. Confirming future increases in fuel duty.
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