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EV charge point grant extended to households with on-street street parking

My Energi

Earlier this week (18 th March), the Department for Transport (DfT) announced an extension of grants towards the purchase and installation of EV charge points for properties with off-street parking, now available to households without a dedicated parking space.

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EV RUC Changes in New Zealand

Drive Electric

24 January 2024 It was confirmed in mid January: Road user charges (RUC) will apply to electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Aotearoa New Zealand from 1 April 2024. BEV and PHEV owners will be required to purchase RUC on or after 1 April 2024. Hybrids that don’t require a charge at the wall, are exempt.

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How EVs Are Helping Humanity & Saving Lives?

Get Electric Vehicle

The main type of battery used is Lithium-ion and when the charge is depleted the batteries can be recharged again. Air pollution from cars running on petrol and diesel contributes to early mortality, cancer, bronchitis and asthma. Engines that run on petrol or diesel are one of the main sources of PM2.5

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New-build properties to be fitted with electric vehicle (EV) charging points from 2022.

My Energi

Earlier this month, the UK’s Transport Minister unveiled plans for electric vehicle (EV) charging points to be installed on all new-build properties in England from 2022. What’s more, it will help to boost confidence in electric vehicles for those who are still concerned about range implications and personal access to charging points.

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Discrimination At The Pump? No Love For EV Drivers?

CleanTechnica EVs

When we do, we not only get points, but also a discount on petrol purchases. Most Australians shop at either Coles Supermarkets or Woolworths Supermarkets. Is this discrimination against the small percentage of Aussies who now drive electric cars?

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T&E study: EVs can be cheaper for Uber drivers to run than latest diesels in many European capitals

Green Car Congress

Medium-sized battery-electric cars are on average 14% cheaper to run than equivalent diesels today, if slow charging overnight near home and/or fast charging at preferential rates are available. This is because of cheaper electricity, lower EV retail prices and higher purchase incentives in France.

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Help support fair-charge

EV Info

Campaigners are calling for a halt to an ‘unfair’ policy that sees EV driver forced to pay four times more tax for electricity from public charge-points compared to home charge-points. The post Help support fair-charge appeared first on evinfo.info. It is putting pressure on the Treasury to scrap the ‘unfair’ policy. ‘One