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Hyundai scrappage scheme in UK offers up to £5,000 off price of new model

Green Car Congress

In the UK, Hyundai Motor has launched a gasoline and diesel scrappage and trade-in scheme that offers up to £5,000 (US$6,416) off the price of a new model and seeks to improve air quality across the UK by making it easier and more affordable to drive a new, lower emission car. The scheme will run until the end of 2017.

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Manufacturers sign up for scrappage scheme

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We’re just days away from the full implementation of the vehicle scrappage scheme and several providers have announced their participation in the Government backed project. Volkswagen has also announced its scrappage scheme offers. The scrappage scheme comes into effect on May 18.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

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To help bus companies and local authorities in England to put more than 1,200 new low carbon buses on the roads. Today we commit £100 million [US$130 million] towards new low emission buses and retrofitting older buses with cleaner engines. 89M – Green Bus Fund. 27M – Clean Bus Technology Fund and Clean Vehicle Technology Fund.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

New and used vehicle importers, fleet companies, the electricity sector, other supporting industries and consumers need certainty about government climate and transport policy over the long-term. Scrappage schemes. Principles . Measures will be required to stimulate electric vehicle uptake to reach this target. Technology-taker.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

If we do not prepare ourselves, we risk becoming the dumping ground for the world’s dirtiest right hand drive vehicles, instead of a quick adopter of better, cleaner technologies. . Scrappage schemes . The OECD has conducted analysis on the components of effective ‘scrappage schemes’. This will happen from 2030.