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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

Green Car Congress

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers cash incentives to switch to cleaner vehicles as part of the evidence he gave to the Environmental Audit Committee today.

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Canada’s only privately-funded electric vehicle incentive is helping car buyers make the switch

Plug N Drive

“The burning of fossil fuels is a significant source of smog and air pollution and EVs are one path toward cleaner air and healthier communities.”. An extension to the program, called the Scrappage Incentive, was added in February 2020, granting drivers an additional $1,000 if they also scrap their old gas car.

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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. 11M – Air Quality Grant. Today we commit £100 million [US$130 million] towards new low emission buses and retrofitting older buses with cleaner engines. 1B – Ultra low emissions vehicles.

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