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Scrap your old car, save big on your next buy: Major offers announced across India – ET Auto

Baua Electric

In what is expected to be significant boost for the govt’s efforts to speed up scrappage of old vehicles, as many as 21 states and UTs have announced some major concessions for car buyers who choose to scrap their cars, ToI reported on April 29. Puducherry is giving a 25% discount or INR 11,000, whichever is less.

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Maharashtra unveils new EV Policy 2021 

Electric Vehicles India

Electric scooters price drop . The prices of the current electric scooters have been reduced, the Ather 450 Plus is currently comes with a price tag of Rs 1.23 lakh and it will be priced around Rs 98,231 for those who will buy it before this year ends. Ather 450X price drop is fall to Rs 1.17

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Deloitte study concludes mass adoption of EVs in Europe is some distance away

Green Car Congress

A new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm, concludes that despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe is still some distance away. Range, price and charging concerns need to be addressed. Consumers are not likely to want to pay a high price premium for EVs.

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UK AA president says millions of second cars could be electric

Green Car Congress

Of the three quarters of them expecting to change their car within the next three years: 58% will buy a gasoline car – no change on the 58% who already use gasoline. Despite less than 1% currently owning a non-gasoline or diesel car, 7% in the next three years will buy a hybrid, 1% a plug-in hybrid and 1% a solely electric vehicle.

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Scrappage scheme sees end to Jags, Mercs and even a Morris Minor

Green Cars News

The Government’s car scrappage scheme has got off to a flying start as the end of its first week draws to a close. According to Hyundai in the first week after the scrappage scheme was announced as part of the Budget report, enquiries at the company’s dealerships shot up by 400 per cent.

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Car depreciation set to burst scrappage scheme bubble

Green Cars News

Car buyers, set to take advantage of the UK’s £2,000 scrappage incentive, to be launched on Monday, could find that the benefit of the scheme wiped out in depreciation within just 88 days of purchasing a new vehicle. million motorists tempted to cash in on the scheme, these consumers are set to lose a total of £12.5

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

Electric Vehicles India

This will be more economical for consumers than buying a new one. Scrappage policy . Auto-rickshaws were manufactured as per BS-IV norms and as per the government “scrappage policy,” the BS-IV vehicles will be dumped off. Cost-effective if it is available at about 50-60% price less than buying new autorickshaws.

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