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UK to remove £5,000 EV incentive

Discussion in 'EV (Electric Vehicle) Discussion' started by GrumpyCabbie, Sep 8, 2013.

  1. GrumpyCabbie

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    When EV's were introduced a couple years ago the Government of the day decided to introduce a £5,000 (US$7,800) discount off applicable electric cars.

    Unfortunately all this did was encourage certain manufacturers (Nissan and Vauxhall/GM) to just increase the price of their respective EV's/Plug Ins by, wait for it, £5,000. So their cars were not any cheaper than elsewhere and they were getting £5,000 for nothing, courtesy of the tax payer.

    Well, news of this got back to the Government and they're now getting rid of the incentive. Que either a £5,000 increase in costs of EV's making them even less affordable OR the price will remain the same and thus prove that Toyota and GM were ripping everyone off.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2411883/5k-electric-car-grants-scrapped-experts-incentive-did-little-help-environment.html

    Such an opportunity wasted by the very people it was meant to help. Sad day :(
     
  2. bisco

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    government needs to find a way to penalize fuel hogs which will help shift sales with no mfgs. shenanigans.
     
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  4. bisco

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    nah, that's so al gorish.:p
     
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    Grumpy- What are other EU countries doing?
    The InsideEV website here plans an article soon about what USA may do on our credits (can't wait to see).
    Here there the $7500 credit (+more in some states) make some Plug_ins very affordable, especially lease but also to buy.
     
  6. GrumpyCabbie

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    Some offer incentives and others don't. I know Ireland, Norway, Portugal and Holland are pro EV, whereas diesel biased Germany don't (or didn't).

    Norway have some amazing incentives and funnily enough the uptake of EVs is high.
     
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    Portugal does not incentive EVs in price/tax.
    From 2012- the incentive is gone.