Subsidies for new electric vehicle purchase serve only to reduce second hand values and pose a threat to the viability of the future EV market. Those are the conclusions of an independent pan-European study of the impact of EV purchase subsidies led by CAP Consulting, the consulting arm of CAP Automotive. A cautious market view […]
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Hospitals, stations and streets across the UK will see a wave of new chargepoints for electric cars, thanks to government funding. In February the government announced an extra £37 million to offset the cost of installing infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles. Business Minister Michael Fallon and Transport Minister Norman Baker announced the winning bids for the
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Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the Department for Transport’s (DfT) pledge of an additional £500 million to fund the provision of ultra-low emissions vehicles and supporting infrastructure up to 2020 but the freight sector must benefit from this funding. The funding is announced in DfT’s new Roads Command Paper – Action for Roads with
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Drivers with plug in vehicles are set to benefit from a £37m funding package for home and on-street charging and for new charge points for people parking plug in vehicles at railway stations. The Coalition government will provide 75% of the cost of installing new charge points. This can be claimed by: people installing chargepoints
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