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UK chooses to axe electric vehicle grant programs as popularity skyrockets

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However, with inflation and gas prices at record highs globally, this could affect quite a large group of consumers. The grant was launched to help make more expensive EVs more competitive with their gas counterparts, but in a press release by the Department for Transport, they believe the grant has run its course and is no longer necessary.

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New UK carmaker unveils new plug-in hybrid

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A new UK car manufacturer, Axon Automotive has previewed its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Milton Keynes Science Festival. The vehicle combines full electric mode for short distance travel and uses a petrol or bioethanol powered engine for long distance or motorway travel. Axon Automotive Ltd.

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A Brief Look at Today's Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry - Yahoo! Finance

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A Brief Look at Todays Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles and the Companies That Are Revolutionizing an Old Industry Plug-in Hybrids: Vehicles of Tomorrow Monday April 20, 2009, 4:00 pm EDT Buzz up! A Deutsche Bank study cites an averageof $11,000 ofadditional cost for an all-electric vehicle compared toa comparablegasoline powered vehicle.