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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

Green Car Congress

Green cars” can be defined as vehicles that use alternative fuels (other than petrol or diesel) and/or alternative types of propulsion (other than the conventional ICE). Several factors are slowing the development of the market, especially of the more radical alternatives such as battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

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London City Commuting: Why an EV makes sense

Drive Electric

Thankfully, the UK Government has taken the crucial step of banning the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. EVs are far less reliant on these dirty fuels than petrol and diesel cars, especially when batteries are charged using renewable energy. That’s a huge saving compared to cars with petrol or diesel engines.

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Electric Car Grant | OZEV Explained

My Energi

There are many different Government grants available to support, drive and encourage the transition from petrol and diesel vehicles over to plug-in electric vehicles. This particular grant is focused on the acquisition and installation of the charger. Electric Car Grant. Save up to £3000 on the purchase of an eligible Electric Vehicle.

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Two-millionth plug-in car registered in the UK in October

My Energi

This statistic alone puts the growth of electrification into stark contrast and demonstrates our monumental national progress towards a cleaner, greener, lower carbon car parc. At myenergi alone, our zappi is responsible for more than 100,000 installed devices – upwards of one in every ten connections. [3]

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Audi Abandoning Fake Exhaust Pipes

The Truth About Cars

A few other manufacturers have also done this, often installing fake exhaust ports into the rear bumper (see the Volkswagen Tiguan below). In a similar vein, the decision to remove the fake pipes from its petrol models means that Audi’s EVs will feature a cleaner rear end, free from ICE-mimicking visual trickery.

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Ignorance of how EVs work is holding back uptake, says survey

Baua Electric

A new survey conducted by YouGov has showed that belief in EV myths is holding back adoption, with most petrol car drivers scoring just a 2/10 in a quiz about how electric cars work. Out of the petrol drivers surveyed, a majority of them, 57%, were only able to answer 2 out of 10 questions correctly, and 90% got less than half correct.

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Debunking the ‘Electric car is a coal car’ argument!

Plug In India

They are worse than petrol cars." It's has been proven again and again that fuelling an electric car/scooter with electricity produced from coal power plants is still cleaner, cheaper and more efficient than using petrol or diesel. So petrol and diesel cars run on electricity. A power plant is tuned for efficiency.

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