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Maharashtra unveils new EV Policy 2021 

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Electric vehicles in Maharashtra will attract financial incentives ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20 lakh and the housing societies will get rebates in property tax for setting up charging stations. lakh and it will be priced around Rs 98,231 for those who will buy it before this year ends. Scrappage incentive.

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IHS: average age of light vehicles in US rises slightly in 2015 to 11.5 years; length of new vehicle ownership hits record high

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New vehicle registrations also outpaced scrappage by more than 42%—the highest rate seen since the statistic has been tracked, according to the analysis. Scrappage is defined by a vehicle being taken out of the fleet and no longer in use. —Mark Seng, global aftermarket practice leader at IHS Automotive.

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UK AA president says millions of second cars could be electric

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The dominant views of second car drivers also favor electric vehicle take-up: Slightly lower range expectation from an electric vehicle – 105 miles per charge v 109 overall. 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.

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

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According to the survey of 4,760 European consumers, 16% see themselves as potential first movers to buy or lease an electric vehicle, while 53% say they might be willing to consider it, and 31% say they are not likely to consider purchasing or leasing an EV. Range, price and charging concerns need to be addressed.

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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. Min range 70 miles (113 km) EV. Min electric range 10 miles (16 km) PHEV. cars only). CO 2 Emissions. 0 g/km for EV. Max 75 g/km for PHEV.

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Resounding success or a piece of scrap? The Green Piece

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Since the introduction of Britain’s vehicle scrappage scheme, everything appears rosy for the country’s automotive industry once more. Environmentalists have dubbed the vehicle scrappage scheme “a bailout masquerading as a green initiative” and have slammed the Government for failing to tie the initiative to green cars. Money talks.

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Out have gone the coffee before work each morning, the weekend nights out, and the rush to buy the hot new DVD releases; in has been a new, thrifty way of living. With few of us having the cash or credit to buy an expensive new addition, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the automotive industry which has been plunged into crisis.