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UK government unveils £5,000 electric car incentive program

The UK government has announced a £250 million incentive program designed to get more plug-in and electric vehicles on British roads. The heart of the program is rebates of up to £5,000 for purchases of full electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. This could be good news for companies like Mitsubishi, Nissan and General Motors. The Japanese automakers are planning to introduce battery electric cars over the next two years and General Motors plans to launch the Vauxhall Ampera (a rebadged Chevy Volt) in 2011. The program is aimed ... Read more →

Japan looking at new tax incentives for hybrids and EVs Sam Abuelsamid

Bills introduced to mandate E85 pumps, cut oil tax breaks, $7,500 PHEV credit Sam Abuelsamid

One of the key elements to the success of ethanol as a fuel in Brazil has been the requirement for all filling stations to have at least one ethanol pump and it looks like the U.S. Congress may ...

UK taxes on vegetable oil for vehicles makes it 50 percent cheaper than diesel Xavier Navarro

IRS approves the Nissan Altima Hybrid for tax credits Sam Abuelsamid

Click on the image above for a gallery of high-res images of the Altima Hybrid The IRS has officially classified the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid as eligible for tax credits on alternative fuel ...

UK government unveils £5,000 electric car incentive program 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Japan looking at new tax incentives for hybrids and EVs 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Buyers of hybrid and electric vehicles in Japan could soon get a new break on the taxes they have to pay when buying a new car. Normally, buyers have to pay acquisition taxes that are a percentage of the purchase price and the weight of the car. A bill currently under consideration would completely ...

Bills introduced to mandate E85 pumps, cut oil tax breaks, $7,500 PHEV credit 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the key elements to the success of ethanol as a fuel in Brazil has been the requirement for all filling stations to have at least one ethanol pump and it looks like the U.S. Congress may finally be pushing for this as well. Currently, only about 1,700 of the nation's 170,000 gas stations ...

UK taxes on vegetable oil for vehicles makes it 50 percent cheaper than diesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

HMRC (the UK Customs office) has announced that users of less than 2,500 litres (around 660 galons) of Pure Plant Oil (PPO or SVO in America) will no longer have to pay road fuel duty. This saves a lot of the price of fuel in the UK and makes PPO available at 52p/liter (with the other taxes ...

IRS approves the Nissan Altima Hybrid for tax credits 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image above for a gallery of high-res images of the Altima Hybrid The IRS has officially classified the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid as eligible for tax credits on alternative fuel vehicles. If you pick up an Altima Hybrid before the end of March you can get a $2350 tax credit, which ...

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