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

Green Car Congress

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. Any changes to the scheme as a result of this review would be implemented from April 2012. OLEV Plug-in Car Grant. cars only).

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Will the scrappage extension do any good? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The Green Piece: Tuesday 6 October, 2009. The UK’s car scrappage scheme may have been dubbed a resounding success by the majority of car manufacturers and consumers alike, but it hasn’t won plaudits from all corners. There are ominous questions looming too, as to what the motor industry will do when the scrappage scheme ends.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

Green Car Congress

This includes investing nearly £100m in the UK’s charging infrastructure and funding the Plug In Car and Plug In Van Grant Schemes. 89M – Green Bus Fund. 11M – Air Quality Grant. billion) in lost productivity in 2012. billion which may be invested in cycling and walking from 2016-2021. £1B 100M – National road network.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. From 2012/13 the scales will be reviewed, while retaining the incentive to purchase the lowest emitting vehicles. Vehicle Scrappage Scheme. Greening the Grid. Confirming and extending the overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty Rates. Confirming future increases in fuel duty. P11d value**.