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Mayor of London massively expands scrappage scheme to all Londoners due to ULEZ expansion

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced a massive expansion of the scrappage scheme to every Londoner affected by the imminent ULEZ expansion , along with a number of other significant changes. ULEZ is a highly targeted scheme that aims to take the most polluting vehicles off London’s roads.

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London launches £110M scrappage scheme to prepare for expanded ULEZ

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a £110-million (US$133-million) scrappage scheme to support Londoners on lower incomes, disabled Londoners, charities, sole traders and business with 10 or fewer employees to replace or retrofit their old, polluting vehicles in order to be ULEZ compliant. Earlier post.)

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Study finds deploying EVs isn’t enough—reaching emission goals requires early retirement of polluting trucks – Charged EVs

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The state’s Advanced Clean Cars II legislation requires that all passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in the state be ZEVs by 2035, with interim sales targets along the way. However, even if such goals are met, large numbers of old, polluting vehicles will remain on the roads.

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Mayor of London floats action plan to reduce city’s air pollution

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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has outlined plans to crackdown on the most polluting vehicles, including an additional £10 (US$13) per day charge for the most polluting vehicles and an extended Ultra-Low Emission Zone. The public has until 29 July 2016 to provide feed back on the first round of the Clean Air Plan consultation.

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DEC and NYSERDA announce $24M in Volkswagen Settlement Funds to support electric transit buses in environmental justice communities

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DEC considers PEJAs to be communities of color or low-income communities that experience a disproportionate share of environmental harms such as vehicle emissions and pollution. commercial trucks and buses).

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Canada’s only privately-funded electric vehicle incentive is helping car buyers make the switch

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The program is delivered by Plug’n Drive in collaboration with Clean Air Partnership and made possible thanks to the support of the M. We are very excited to be continuing to support the delivery of this program,” said Gabriella Kalapos, Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership. Brigham Foundation.

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Plug’n Drive launches $1,000 incentive to scrap a gas car PLUS $1,000 towards a Used EV

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This program is being offered to encourage drivers to make the switch to low carbon transportation and reduce air pollution. The Scrappage Incentive is in addition to the Used EV Incentive program that launched in April 2019, which provides $1,000 off the purchase of a used fully electric or plug-in hybrid electric car.