Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2011

A new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm, concludes that despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe is still some distance away. Range, price and charging concerns need to be addressed. Consumers are not likely to want to pay a high price premium for EVs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

It also discusses fuel taxes and prices, which affect both travel and vehicle choices. Policies to promote these options include travel planning, fuel and road price increases, dedicated infrastructure or prioritization for non-motorized modes, and training and education campaigns. But there is a bigger picture.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

A bus company on the Isle of Wight has launched its own version of the car scrappage scheme, offering motorists free travel on its buses for a year in exchange for their old banger. The government funded Car scrappage is a scheme that does nothing to tackle the fact that we have to encourage people to use their cars less.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

The vehicle scrappage scheme may be in full swing here in the UK, but in the United States there remain a number of questions shrouding the proposed ‘cash for guzzlers’ programme. The vehicle’s sticker price must not exceed $45,000 as a base price - this does not include options or delivery charges.

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2009

Available in Life and Club trims, the Corsa ecoFLEX starts at just £11,295, though buyers with qualifying vehicles can use the joint Vauxhall/Government ‘scrappage’ incentive which starts today, to obtain a £2,000 discount, reducing this price to £9,295.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

With millions of motorists across the country continuing to reel from the global economic crisis, predictions that petrol prices could hit 120p a litre by the end of the year are having a significant impact on our vehicle buying habits. Also factor in the savings that could be made on road tax, congestion and even car insurance.

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Drive Electric

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

EVs are a technology that are now proven, are increasingly price competitive, and will be the future of the automotive industry. Scrappage schemes . The OECD has conducted analysis on the components of effective ‘scrappage schemes’. Consumer concerns are shifting from upfront price and range anxiety. . Public charging .

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

So would these tax hikes linked to the amount we pollute be justified? Is a green tax blitz justified? The 100-page report wants to double the proportion of green taxes in the current tax take from the existing level of seven per cent. Among its suggestions is a £300 tax on new cars, increasing annually to £3,300 by 2020.

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