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EV RUC Changes in New Zealand

Drive Electric

The RUC exemption for light BEVs and PHEVs will end on 31 March 2024 and a special sub-category of fees to cover PHEVs has been created. BEV and PHEV owners will be required to purchase RUC on or after 1 April 2024. RUCs will be pre-purchased in blocks of 1,000km online or from the likes of VTNZ or AA.

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EVs in demand! BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model 3 fastest-selling used cars in Australia

EV Central

So purchasing a used EV, combined with a novated lease offers significant financial savings. The emergence of the Atto 3 and Model 3 contrasts with previous data released by AutoGrab that used EVs were taking longer to sell in Australia than petrol and diesel cars. READ MORE: It’s a buyers’ market! per cent to an 82.8

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Italy looks to sink $1 billion into boosting electric cars

Baua Electric

The new plan also aims to help low-income families purchase made-in-Italy EVs, similar to the package offered by France’s made-in-France incentives. But petrol cars take the lead, gaining more than 29% market share, according to Electromaps. But petrol cars take the lead, gaining more than 29% market share, according to Electromaps.

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Why communication is key to accelerating electrification

My Energi

As a result, 60% of those aged over 55 were not interested in buying an EV full stop, while many other demographics would only consider purchasing if prices dropped considerably – a concerning picture indeed for the UK’s transition to electrification. If anything, the opposite is true. But why is this relevant? 4] Is the additional £3.71

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[Press Release] The compelling case for EV incentives

Drive Electric

“This view is supported by the Climate Change Commission in its advice on ERP2, released yesterday, which says that: ‘Continued policy support is essential to encourage the purchase of new EVs at the pace needed to achieve the second and third emissions budgets. Supports to address the upfront cost barrier are especially important.’

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April 2023 – Plug-in car market share continues to grow in Norway

Push EVs

plugin hybrids (PHEVs). We can see that BEVs have continued to grow, whilst PHEVs have been squeezed. PHEVs shrunk in volume by some 28%, down to 703 units. PHEVs shrunk in volume by some 28%, down to 703 units. PHEVs, with their middling emissions ratings, are taxed somewhere in between. comprised 83.3%

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Spring is sprung in France

Push EVs

comprised full battery electrics (BEVs) at 12.9%, and plugin hybrids (PHEVs) at 8.2%. We can see that BEVs are still growing decently, whilst PHEVs are sliding. PHEVs only grew volume by 6% YoY (to 10,878 units), trailing broader market growth, and thus losing share. April’s combined plugin result of 21.1%

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