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Mayor of London backs diesel car scrappage scheme; London ranked 9th best world city in new air quality study

Green Car Congress

As reported in The Guardian , the Mayor told the Committee that: You could do a diesel scrappage scheme that would stimulate the market for cleaner vehicles. The Transport Emission Road Map calls on Government to amend fiscal incentives, launch a national vehicle scrappage scheme and support more sustainable modes of travel.

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UK unveils new plan to cut NO2; sale of new conventional gasoline and diesel cars to end by 2040; focus on local action

Green Car Congress

Among the many policy and funding details in the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations , produced by Defra and the Department for Transport is the cessation of the sale of all new conventional gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. 290M – National Productivity Investment Fund. 100M – National road network. billion (US$3.5

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Aixam Mega - Government failing on electric vehicles

Green Cars News

Aixam Mega general manager Lawrence Holland says that the company has been willing to take part in various initiatives, including the scrappage scheme and the recently announced electric vehicle trials in major towns and cities, but has been refused each time. Is it not time that a fully integrated transport solution is looked at?