Green Cars News
APRIL 29, 2009
How much will the UK’s vehicle scrappage scheme help car buyers? The scheme, which sees motorists buying a new car rewarded with a £2,000 subsidy if they trade in a vehicle over 10 years old that they have owned for at least 12 months is made up of £1,000 from the Government and an equal amount from the manufacturer.
Green Cars News
MAY 23, 2009
Yesterday we told you how the scrappage scheme proposals in the USA are coming under fire and today it is the turn of Spain’s scheme to face criticism. The Ecologistas en Accion , one of the country’s most important green groups, is claiming that the scrappage scheme is bad business.
Green Cars News
JULY 21, 2009
So which company has reaped the benefits of the vehicle scrappage scheme the most here in the UK? Look no further than Korean car manufacturer Hyundai. “In this sector of the market and in this economic climate, buyers are incredibly price conscious,&# he said.
Green Cars News
APRIL 22, 2009
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. According to Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) chairman Paul Williams, the announcement could offer a significant boost to new car sales.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 4, 2009
It seems a spark is needed to get us back to the showrooms – so are the leading manufacturers right to put their faith in green cars? Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Averting a slump. Why the race is on.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 19, 2009
A bus company on the Isle of Wight has launched its own version of the car scrappage scheme, offering motorists free travel on its buses for a year in exchange for their old banger. The government funded Car scrappage is a scheme that does nothing to tackle the fact that we have to encourage people to use their cars less.
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
In his column in The Guardian, John Sauven outlined that since 1997, the proportion of Government revenues derived from green taxes has actually fallen. If we are to get serious about tackling climate change then it is inevitable that green taxes will have to rise. More money must be invested into green car infrastructure too.
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