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UK to invest $841M from 2015-2020 to boost ultra low emission vehicle industry

Green Car Congress

The UK government announced plans to invest £500 million (US$841 million) between 2015 and 2020 to boost the ultra low emission vehicle (ULEV) industry and help drivers both afford and feel confident using electric cars. The production of ultra low emissions vehicles is a major part of growth both now and for the future.

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Ontario to offer plug-in vehicle rebates

Green Cars News

Many local governments around the world have set some ambitious targets for the introduction of green cars, but few compare to the government of Ontario, which wants one out of every 20 vehicles to have electric drive by the year 2020.

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Electric shock for government plans

Green Cars News

As many as a fifth of Britain’s 34 million motorists are planning to buy an electric car within the next five years or would consider doing so. million drivers are thinking about buying a vehicle powered solely by batteries. “Ministers’ thinking on green technology is all over the place.

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Electric vehicle maker goes into administration

Green Cars News

Electric vehicles may be on the verge of widespread commercial success, but that hasn’t stopped one high profile electric vehicle maker from falling by the wayside. On March 4, 2011, RK Grant, SJ Appell and AC O’Keefe of Zolfo Cooper were appointed [.].