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Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Franceis taking a revised approach to its green car incentives from January. It will raise the purchase tax incentives for lower carbon cars and increase the penalties for high pollution vehicles.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. VW Passat).
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
The Dutch government is set to be the first in Europe to replace annual road tax with a pay per mile system for motorists. The polluter pays approach to motoring taxation could help provide an incentive to drivers to cover fewer miles while ensuring a fairer reflection on car use. Each year the base tariff will rise until 2018.
Green Cars News
OCTOBER 1, 2009
The scheme, created by the Thailand Board of Investment in 2007, includes numerous benefits – vehicles qualify for an eight year exemption on machinery duty import and corporate income tax; and up to 90 per cent reduction of import duties on raw materials and parts. 94 and Reg. 94 and Reg.
Green Cars News
APRIL 23, 2009
Discounts on company car taxation for hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles will be scrapped under new tax terms revealed as part of yesterday’s Budget. The changes will affect the most polluting hybrids such as the Lexus RX 400H and biofuel ready cars such as the Saab 9-5 Biopower.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 5, 2009
Following a challenge to the Mayor of London, lead by carmaker Volvo, the Mayor agreed to a review of the Congestion Charge alternative fuel exemptions that, Volvo believes is unfairly biased against hybrid cars over other low-emitting vehicles. ’ Tags: Volvo Boris Johnson congestion charge hybrid london.
Green Cars News
JULY 21, 2009
Their outputs currently range from 89g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) to 219g/km of CO2. DRIVe with start/stop technology (pictured below) emits a mere 104g/km of CO2 and was recently named as the What Car? Green Car of the Year. It’s easy to see why Volvo is so keen to point out the discrepancy. Its own S40 1.6
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