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

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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. Qualifying criteria for the Plug-in Car Grant. Must be Battery electric, plug-in hybrid or a hydrogen fuel cell car. Area Criterion.

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New Ford C-MAX sales double across Europe

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in 2010), with the C-MAX range claiming segment leadership in Italy, Turkey and Ireland. More than 60% of customers buying this model have moved to Ford from other manufacturers. In the US, Ford will introduce the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid and C-MAX Hybrid based on the new Ford C-MAX five-passenger multi-activity vehicle.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

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From 2022, new homes and buildings, such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as buildings undergoing major renovations, will be required to install electric power under new legislation announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 22 November Car charging pile. part of the mission.” ” Electric vehicle sales surge. .”

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Electric car chargers to be required in all new house and office builds in England

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The legislation will not apply to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland as such issues are matters for the devolved parliaments, though they may themselves introduce similar legislation in time. The UK would be the first country in the world to adopt such legislation, if it goes ahead. Will it be compulsory on older homes?

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Drivers in Ireland can save hundreds on cost of home charger

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Drivers in Ireland can get a €600 grant today to help cover the cost of installing a home charger. The scheme , which applies to anyone buying an electric car, new or used, is an attempt to increase the popularity of electric vehicles. The post Drivers in Ireland can save hundreds on cost of home charger appeared first on New.

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Study finds that EV-specific factors rather than socio-demographic variables better predictors of EV uptake

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Estonia deciding to buy 500 MiEVs in 2012 or Belgium offering high financial incentives but perhaps not to the right market, noted lead author Will Sierzchula. Of those, charging infrastructure was the best predictor of a country’s EV market share. These differences are likely explained by country-specific factors—e.g.,