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UK Government leading electric car charge. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The Green Piece Column. If there was one criticism that swirled around the outgoing scrappage scheme it was that the incentive simply wasn’t green enough. Though replacing older cars with [.]. Tags: Electric cars Latest news The Green Piece plug-in car grant uk government.

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Reducing the cost of electric vehicles

Electric Vehicles India

GST on electric vehicles has been reduced from 12% to 5%; GST on chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced from 18% to 5%. Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.

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Electric quadricycles not eligible for scrappage scheme

Green Cars News

The government’s new car scrappage scheme, which launches on Monday, 18 May, discriminates against some groups of motorists, and works against the government’s own plans to encourage the use of electric vehicles, says ultra-light vehicle manufacturer and importer Aixam Mega.

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Motorists to get £5,000 electric car subsidies

Green Cars News

Set to be introduced in January 2011, the new grants will eligible against the purchase of a new range of plug-in hybrid and electric cars. Similar in form to the soon-to-expire Government scrappage scheme, the [.].

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

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? However, the company’s bright spark remains its green efforts. Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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

Green Cars News

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. Last week, Nissan announced plans to make electric car batteries at its plant in Sunderland, creating 350 new jobs in the process (see ‘ Nissan to make electric car batteries at Sunderland plant ’). The argument for the UK….

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New UK Report Welcomes Moves to Promote Green Cars but Stresses Importance of Policies to Reduce Car Use

Green Car Congress

The report, authored by experts from Aberdeen University, Imperial College and E4tech Consulting, finds that Government must do much more than promote electric cars if it wants rapid and deep cuts in transport emissions. It may also be possible to accelerate a shift to a much more efficient vehicle fleet.

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