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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. When it comes to private vehicles, 12 states are providing a 25% discount on road tax.

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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

As reported in The Guardian , the Mayor told the Committee that: You could do a diesel scrappage scheme that would stimulate the market for cleaner vehicles. I think we’re saying it should be £1-2,000 for people who have been seduced into buying a diesel vehicle and I feel very sorry for them.

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Plug’n Drive launches $1,000 incentive to scrap a gas car PLUS $1,000 towards a Used EV

Plug N Drive

This program is being offered to encourage drivers to make the switch to low carbon transportation and reduce air pollution. The Scrappage Incentive is in addition to the Used EV Incentive program that launched in April 2019, which provides $1,000 off the purchase of a used fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric car.

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Maharashtra unveils new EV Policy 2021 

Electric Vehicles India

lakh and it will be priced around Rs 98,231 for those who will buy it before this year ends. Scrappage incentive. It is also providing a scrappage incentive of Rs 7,000 on offer. Additional Chief Secretary (Transport) Ashish Singh said “The policy has some ambitious targets. Ather 450X price drop is fall to Rs 1.17

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Industry experts have their say on scrappage plans

Green Cars News

Alistair Darling’s 2009 Budget, which announced the introduction of a £2,000 scrappage incentive scheme in the UK, has been met with mixed reviews from industry experts. Meanwhile, The Environment Transport Association’s director Andrew Davis went as far as to describe the Budget as “hogwash&#.

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Cautious welcome for scrappage extension

Green Cars News

Since the announcement that the car scrappage scheme in the UK will be extended (see article ) a host of important industry names have been having their say on the plans, with a cautious but generally positive welcome for the proposals. we want to know what you think of the decision to extend the scrappage scheme.

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

Electric Vehicles India

Passenger transportation is catered by auto-rickshaws and good’s transportation is mainly handled by three-wheeler tempos in the majority of the small, medium, and big towns of developing and developed countries in the world. This will be more economical for consumers than buying a new one. Scrappage policy .

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