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Driving the sales of electric vehicles

Clean Car

Most notably, in April 2020 a raft of tax related changes were brought in, which made huge changes to National Insurance and Benefit in Kind treatment of EVs. For more on this see our tax blog [link]. 8,900 new fully electric or battery EVs (BEV) were registered in June 2020, up from 2,461 in June 2019 (an increase of 262%).

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Electric vehicles vs. petrol/diesel/hybrid

Drive Electric

From the rise of autonomous cars to the soaring popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) , this is one of the most exciting periods in automotive history. If you have a business which runs a fleet of cars, are in charge of managing a fleet or drive a company car for work, you’re probably asking yourself if now is the time to go electric.

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electric smart ready for production

Green Cars News

Reaction from customers taking part in the UK trial, including the Metropolitan Police, universities, local councils, architects and energy companies, has proved so encouraging that smart’s parent company, Daimler AG, has confirmed that the smart electric drive will go into small series production, with cars coming to the UK in early 2010. .

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Debunking what you thought you knew about EVs

Drive Electric

Most of us are aware of the environmental benefits of EVs, which have led the UK government to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, and incentivise electric vehicle use through 100% discounts on London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) and Congestion Charge. Electric cars take all day to charge.

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