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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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EV sales in Norway explode ahead of policy changes

Push EVs

The freak volume in December 2022 resulted from one-off pull-forward effects ahead of new policies and auto taxes applying from 2023 onwards. their previous monthly record, ahead of new weight taxes, and VAT taxes. Petrol vehicles also saw a relative sales surge ahead of increased emissions taxes.

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SUVs to contribute 65% of Hyundai Motor India’s volumes in CY24 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The updated Creta has received 25,000 bookings with 55 percent of the bookings for petrol, and 45 percent for diesel. April 2019 saw the company hitting the 400,000 mark, and after the introduction of the second-generation Creta in March 2020, the 600,000 mark was realised in April 2021. litre petrol with MT and CVT; 1.5-litre

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Driving the sales of electric vehicles

Clean Car

Most notably, in April 2020 a raft of tax related changes were brought in, which made huge changes to National Insurance and Benefit in Kind treatment of EVs. For more on this see our tax blog [link]. 8,900 new fully electric or battery EVs (BEV) were registered in June 2020, up from 2,461 in June 2019 (an increase of 262%).

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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In 1990, a CO2 tax was implemented and the country began to focus on establishing a greener transport system by promoting Norwegian EV production and adoption. Let’s take a look at the Volkswagen Golf versus the Volkswagen e-Golf as an example of how the tax scheme works in practice. in 2018 and 42.4% Investing in Infrastructure.

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Rising Fuel Prices Have Imparted A Potent Boost To The Indian Electric Scooter Market

Get Electric Vehicle

Despite recent reductions in excise duty and VAT rates, the price of petrol in India remains high enough to put a hole in customers’ wallets. Even the most fuel-efficient two-wheeler guzzle petrol that can be equal to the monthly installments consumers have to pay if they buy a new electric scooter.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

Oft-overlooked in favour of WLTP ranges and tax incentives, the simple joy of driving an EV is rarely spoken about. Since 1st July 2019, it has been a legal requirement for new EVs to be fitted with noise-making devices behind the bumpers. Road tax for example is completely nil if you drive an EV. Until now, that is.