Diesel, Hybrid, Scrappage and Vehicles

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

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2017

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. i10 will also benefit from £1,500 saving.

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Nikola Tre FCEV receives CARB ZEP Executive Order for HVIP eligibility; $240,000 base incentive per truck

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Nikola Corporation has received a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order that is a requirement for Nikola’s Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be eligible for CARB’s Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program.

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Scrappage Tax Credit Purchase California

Nikola marks 100-salesorder milestone for Nikola Tre Hydrogen FCEV Class 8 truck; bolstered by HVIP

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

Nikola announced that Nikola and its dealer network have received orders for 100 Class 8 Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Customers will also be eligible for a $40,000 clean commercial vehicle tax credit from the federal government due to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Hydrogen Scrappage Tax Credit Commercial

Volkswagen to offer incentive in Germany of up to €10,000 to scrap Euro 1-4 diesels

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Volkswagen is offering an incentive of up to €10,000 (US$11,815)—depending upon the model purchased—for the purchase of Euro 6 vehicles in Germany if an older diesel vehicle (Euro 1 to Euro 4 standards) is scrapped at the same time. Volkswagen is giving a clear signal for the renewal of the vehicle fleet in Germany.

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Germany Diesel Scrappage Purchase

European car registrations drop 7.1% in April, diesel down 15%, SUVs continue to grow

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2017

Diesel vehicles witnessed a 15% decline in registrations; diesel accounted for just 46% of the market in April 2017, compared to its 50% market share in April 2016. Diesel has lost its dominance in the European car market. European car registrations totalled 1.22 million units in April 2017, a drop of 7.1%

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Diesel SUV Scrappage Cars

Nikola Tre FCEV receives CARB HVIP incentive eligibility; $240,000 to $288,000 per truck

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Nikola Corporation has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for Nikola’s Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be eligible for CARB’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program.

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Tax Credit Los Angeles Long Beach Scrappage

Reducing the cost of electric vehicles

Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Reducing the cost of electric vehicles. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of the cost of the vehicle from 11th June 2021, thus enabling the cost of Electric two-wheelers at par with that of ICE two-wheeler vehicles. Drop-in battery price will result in cost reduction of electric vehicles.

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Cost Of Electric Vehicles Vehicles Scrappage

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

Plug N Drive

JANUARY 23, 2020

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. We are thrilled at the early results of the Used EV incentive program and look forward to the Scrappage program gaining similar traction.

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Scrappage Gas Cars Gas-Electric

Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

The ranges of the levelized cost of driving (LCD) and cost of avoided carbon are narrower for the future technology pathways, reflecting the expected economic competitiveness of these alternative vehicles and fuels. transportation sector. transportation sector. . transportation sector. automotive and energy industries.

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Industry Industrial Gasoline-Electric PHEV

[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

MAY 15, 2022

Drive Electric Chair Mark Gilbert says, “If you watch the global automotive market – we’ve been seeing for some time that EV technology will replace petrol and diesel cars. Today signals that New Zealand wants to be part of that transition, and avoid becoming a dumping ground for dirty second-hand vehicles from other markets.

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Emissions New Zealand Future Electric Vehicles

Nikola Tre wins eligibility for $185k New York Truck Voucher Incentive

Teslarati

JUNE 9, 2022

The Tre, a battery-electric heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicle from automaker Nikola, won eligibility into the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program, which qualifies the truck for an incentive package valued at up to $185,000 per unit. The approval will qualify an up to $185,000 discount per unit, with a scrappage requirement.

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New York Scrappage Arizona Fleet

UK AA president says millions of second cars could be electric

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2015

At last week’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership conference in the UK—prior to the Battersea Formula E Grand Prix run over the weekend—Edmund King, the UK AA’s (Automobile Association) president argued that millions of second cars in households could relatively easily be electric vehicles. AA also presented estimates that 2.5

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Cars Gasoline-Electric Scrappage Electric

UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The circles represent the year in which new vehicle sales equal 100% alternative powertrains/fuel. Global Insight for powertrains/fuels for each country formed the basis for a moderately aggressive model for penetration of alternative powertrains/fuels into each country’s new vehicle fleet from 2010 to 2020. Click to enlarge.

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Study finds that replacement programs that reduce vehicle lifetime can result in increased lifecycle CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Extending, not shortening, the lifetime of a vehicle helps to reduce life-cycle CO 2 emissions throughout the supply chain, according to a new study based on a case study of Japanese vehicle use during the 1990-2000 period published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. —Kagawa et al.

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Emissions CO2 2000 Vehicles

Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Drive Electric supports the Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Bill (‘the Bill’) and encourages New Zealand to be ambitious. Given New Zealand’s reliance on personal light vehicles, accelerating the uptake of e-mobility is an essential part of reducing emissions from transport. Improve safety of the fleet; and/or. ?

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Clean Cleaning Transportation New Zealand

The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Confirming and extending the overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty Rates. Introducing a vehicle scrappage scheme. Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). This is intended to provide a greater incentive for drivers to choose a lower-carbon car within the class of vehicle they prefer. 16. * +3% for diesel cars. Emissions g/km.

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Sustainable Transportation 2009 Transportation Tax

Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

Having already adjusted its road tax system to penalise the heaviest polluters and introduced congestion charges; the Government created a vehicle scrappage scheme earlier this year meant to help more motorists make green choices while boosting the automotive sector. Now it seems that its efforts have been rewarded. Our verdict….

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Manitoba Vehicle Standards Advisory Board Recommends Adopting California GHG Vehicle Standards and Supporting Complementary Programs

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

The Manitoba, Canada Vehicle Standards Advisory Board has recommended that the province adopt the California Pavley standards for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles, albeit as a deferred recommendation bounded by several contingencies and factoring in the small size of the Manitoba market (2.8%

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Standards California Vehicles Climate Change

EV Driven

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

Nikola Tre FCEV receives CARB ZEP Executive Order for HVIP eligibility; $240,000 base incentive per truck

Nikola marks 100-salesorder milestone for Nikola Tre Hydrogen FCEV Class 8 truck; bolstered by HVIP

Volkswagen to offer incentive in Germany of up to €10,000 to scrap Euro 1-4 diesels

European car registrations drop 7.1% in April, diesel down 15%, SUVs continue to grow

Nikola Tre FCEV receives CARB HVIP incentive eligibility; $240,000 to $288,000 per truck

Reducing the cost of electric vehicles

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

Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Nikola Tre wins eligibility for $185k New York Truck Voucher Incentive

UK AA president says millions of second cars could be electric

UMTRI study finds US and China could turnover more than 90% of LDV fleet to alternative powertrains by 2050 under very aggressive penetration scenarios

Study finds that replacement programs that reduce vehicle lifetime can result in increased lifecycle CO2 emissions

Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

Manitoba Vehicle Standards Advisory Board Recommends Adopting California GHG Vehicle Standards and Supporting Complementary Programs

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