The government has committed an additional £500 million to boost the sales of electric cars, including money for more rapid charging points. The subsidy of up to £5000 paid to buyers of electric cars has been with us for three years, but it hasn’t had much impact on EV sales and it did look like the […]
Electric cars cheap to run? The tax backlash begins
In the first case of a tax backlash against the electric car, Washington State proposes a levy on electric cars to compensate for the loss of revenue on fuel tax. Proponents of Electric Cars claim two USPs when they urge you to see the light. One is the zero emissions they claim for their fascination, the other […]
Mitsubishi i-MiEV: Lease & finance costs announced
Mitsubishi has released costs for leasing, buying and contract hire on the electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV, which becomes eligible for the £5k electric car subsidy this week. We had to run some sort of story on electric cars this week as the UK government’s misguided £5k subsidy to makers of electric cars kicks in as the New Year arrives. Mind you, […]
Plug-In Car Grant: Eligible cars revealed
Government announces the list of cars eligible for the £5,000 electric vehicle subsidy. But there’s only one you can actually buy – the Mitsubishi i-MiEV. We’re almost in to the New Year, and the contentious government subsidy for buyers of plug-in, low CO2 emission cars is due to kick in from 1st January 2011. The […]
Philip Hammond to announce end of M4 Bus Lane
Transport Minister Philip Hammond is to announce the scrapping of the M4 Bus Lane at the Tory Party conference. Philip Hammond was quick to announce that he intended to end the ‘War on Motorists’ when he was appointed Secretary of State for Transport back in May. And it was a good soundbite that resonated with […]
UK Electric Car Subsidy: £5k for the first 8,600
The coalition Government are going to honour the subsidy commitment on electric cars. But only for the first 8,600. We expected more sanity from the coalition Government on all things motoring – especially after Transport Secretary Philip Hammond decreed the war on motorists to be over. And we also hoped for common sense all round on all […]
Honda says Electric Cars not viable
Honda boss Takanobu Ito has said that he believes electric cars are not viable and it will probably be 20 years before they are. Blimey, common sense. Blimey, there seems to be an outbreak of common sense and reality all round this week. What’s going on? Yesterday we had a report that the new UK […]
UK to scrap Electric Car subsidies?
It’s being reported that the Government is considering scrapping the proposed £5,000 subsidy on electric cars. Now there’s a headline to turn the eco-mentalists from a nice shade of green to a raging puce. It’s being reported that the new Dave ‘n’ Nick Show is considering scrapping the range of incentives available for electric cars, […]
Plug-in Car Grant – Up to £5,000 off a ‘Low Carbon’ car
The UK Government has confirmed plans to offer a £5ooo subsidy for electric cars and is installing recharging stations around the country. What a lot of nonsense. Last year – even before the Scrappage Scheme was launched – we reported that the UK Government was planning to offer a subsidy to buyers of electric cars […]