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Government to offer £3,750 to EV buyers

EV Info

The government is set to reduce the cost of certain new electric cars by up to £3,750 through new grants aimed at encouraging a shift from petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Changes to EV Road Tax – From April 2025

EV Info

However, this will change from April 2025 when EVs will become subject to road tax like petrol and diesel cars. Are electric vehicles (EVs) exempt from road tax in the UK? Yes, as of now, fully electric vehicles are exempt from paying VED. How much road tax will electric vehicle (EV) owners pay from 2025?

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Is the Government about to U-turn on ‘Tesla Tax’ to Boost EV Sales?

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The extra charge, known officially as the Expensive Car Supplement (ECS), was originally introduced in 2017 for petrol and diesel cars. However the Government now says this policy unfairly affects buyers of zero-emission cars and could be changed or removed.

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60 vehicles that are facing £2,745 car tax

EV Info

The Government is about to ramp Car Tax or VED charges for petrol and diesel models starting April 2025 on a vehicles first year. This is due to major alterations in Vehicle Excise Duty rates unveiled in the Autumn Budget by Labour.

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New BMW 3 Series includes a new 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo, 8-speed automatic and start-stop; ActiveHybrid 3 model in 2012

Green Car Congress

A choice of four BMW TwinPower Turbo technology engines will be available for the new BMW 3 Series Sedan from launch, including two optimized diesel engines and, on the gasoline side, the familiar six-cylinder unit and a new-generation four-cylinder engine in the 328i offering substantially reduced fuel consumption and emissions.

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ICE vehicles 80 times more likely to catch fire than electric cars

EV Central

Indeed, the available data indicate the fire risk is between 20 and 80 times greater for petrol and diesel vehicles. million petrol and diesel vehicles recorded 3400 fires. Just like petrol and diesel fires they can also emit toxic gases, so, not great for fire fighters.

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First month in European history that EV sales surpass Diesel

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The 27 European markets show the total number of electrified cars registered in September (encompassing pure electric, plug-in hybrids, full hybrids and mild hybrids) was higher than the number of registrations for diesel cars. The Demise of the diesel car . For the month the diesel market share posted a record low, of only 24.8%.

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