Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

. “More and more people want a car that makes sound financial sense, especially in the current economic climate, and the Insight offers numerous running cost savings such as reduced road tax of £15 per year and great fuel economy.&#. The Insight 1.3-litre litre IMA SE costs £15,490 on-the-road.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 1, 2009

According to Bob Ward, policy and communications director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, at the London School of Economics, both the NCPA and the Heritage Foundation have published “misleading and inaccurate information about climate change.&#.

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

There are more savings to be made through its environmental performance, as it has a zero VED road fund licence charge, 100 per cent first-year corporation tax write-down, it has the lowest rate 10 per cent benefit-in-kind company car tax, and it is exempt from the central London congestion charge.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2009

Seven people were arrested in the Gravesend and Greater London areas and twenty seven properties, both business and residential, were searched. Tags: Green credentials carbon credits emissions fraud HMRC VAT. The suspected fraud involves the trading of emissions allowances (often called ‘carbon credits’).

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2009

At the end of my 843 mile test the trip computer read 45.5mpg, but as almost all of those miles were either ‘at speed’ on motorways abroad or in London, and the car was laden, so I reckon that’s also pretty good. CO2 at 149g/km means annual road tax of £120, while insurance is a not too frightening group 6. RoadTestReports.co.uk

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Green Cars News

JUNE 24, 2009

A full charge should only cost around 90p; there are no emissions, so there’s no road tax to pay (or congestion charge if you live in London); the insurance premium is lower; and parking in some areas will also be free. In fact, ECC calculates that London-based owners could save up to £6,500 a year. RoadTestReports.co.uk

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Green Cars News

MAY 19, 2009

Other ‘administrative issues’ over tax liabilities have now also been clarified. Tags: Ford Green credentials Honda incentive scrappage scheme suspend. The scheme gives new car buyers a £2,000 discount when they trade in a car aged 10 years or more.

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Green Cars News

MAY 22, 2009

This is a farcical waste of tax payers’ money at a time when infrastructure budgets are being wiped out because of the credit crunch.”. Tags: Highways Agency Latest news london M25 widening.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, said: “It is absolutely fantastic to see manufacturers like smart leading the way to make the electric vehicle an easy choice for Londoners. Tags: Electric cars smart electric car ev production trials. A UK market trial of 100 cars started in December 2007 with fleet customers.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 12, 2009

The new Golf Plus BlueMotion’s CO2 emissions figure of 114 g/km allows it to break the 121 g/km threshold, saving fleet drivers up to £1,000 in Benefit in Kind tax over a three year period. Tags: Volkswagen bluemotion Golf Plus new. SE adds Park Assist to ease parallel parking manouvres, cruise control and alloy wheels.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

A scheme that involves the public dipping into their pockets every day is rarely greeted with enthusiasm, but the success of the London Congestion Charge has silenced most of its critics. Currently, only alternative fuel vehicles are exempt from the London Congestion Charge. Is the congestion charge unfair?

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

While over 70 per cent of commuters in England’s six largest urban areas outside London still travel to work by car. Recession bail outs, falling tax receipts and budget deficits mean that, after the next general election, cities cannot rely so heavily on central grants to improve their transport networks.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

Having already adjusted its road tax system to penalise the heaviest polluters and introduced congestion charges; the Government created a vehicle scrappage scheme earlier this year meant to help more motorists make green choices while boosting the automotive sector. Tags: MINI Nissan The Green Piece Toyota Vauxhall. Faye Sunderland.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. Tags: evdriven. millionthis year from $211.9 million, according to the EnergyDepartment Web site.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

In London we have congestion charge, plus a customer dense network. Marjan announces that the car purchase tax (BPM) relief, granted only until 2012, will be extended. And then, more toned down: at least arrange for lease car tax reduction for EVs and make EV parking free. Tags: evdriven.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2009

Teslas qualify for numerous incentives in European countries and cities, including waivers of luxury tax, reductions in VAT, free parking and free charging. In London, Teslas are exempt from the congestion charge, a saving of up to £2,000 per year for commuters.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 9, 2009

Along with Tedd Abramson’s Zero Truck in San Diego and Smith Trucks in London, we now have EVI (I keep wanting to write that as EV1:~). The more the merrier, the market for these is going to explode soon with Obama’s stimulation plan, and its tax of $7,500 to $15,000 for electric trucks.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

But evstores based in Mayfair, London and MyCar, Micro-Vett, Tazzari vehicles and e-max scooters seem buoyed by the investment into the electric car sector. Road tax is zero and electricity costs less than 2p per mile whilst the price of petrol and diesel will just keep on rising with increasing government taxes.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Tags: evdriven. These frequencies are then entered into the synthesis controller in the form of a voice which outputs the sound through an amplifier and out through the loudspeakers. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Follow us on Twitter!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Topics: Deals and investments , Transportation Tags: GM , Segway , city transportation , 2009 New York auto show Share: Digg Del.icio.us Reply to this comment by Erictheruler1 April 7, 2009 8:12 AM PDT If this is my tax dollars at work please stop giving them to GM. Tags: evdriven. Just a missing persons report.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Topics: Wind , Energy efficiency Tags: IBM , smart grid , Denmark Share: Digg Del.icio.us Click to delete FOREVER Cancel Most Popular The frumpy virgin whos slaying them on YouTube If the rumors are true, buy the Zune HD Tax-free Internet shopping may be at an end What does Hulu offer that YouTube doesnt? Tags: evdriven.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

they have a degree of autonomy beyond the reach of federal government and can often make tough decisions: for example, California’s climate goals and London’s congestion charging. February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. — AH2 14. .

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