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Government Announces £10 Million Toward EV Charging Infrastructure

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A £10 million government investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure comes as the year-to-date plug-in car registrations total passes the sector’s full-year 2015 total. So far this year, motorists have bought 28,697 electric cars, placing 2016 ahead of last year’s January-December total of 28,188 cars with three months of the year still remaining. Part of […]

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Four UK Cities Awarded £40 million to Promote Plug-in Cars

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Today (25th January 2016), four UK cities have been awarded significant funds to promote green vehicle technology after successfully bidding for a share of a multi-million pot. The money will be used to support the up-take of plug-in electric cars around the UK and well beyond the four cities.

A number of different schemes and ideas were proposed to promote plug-in vehicles before Transport…

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New Data Suggests Petrol Stations are No Longer Needed

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New analysis by plug-in vehicle campaign Go Ultra Low suggests that British motorists could no longer have to rely on the conventional petrol station. More than 90% of electric vehicle charging takes place at home while total charging volumes have almost tripled since 2014 (163% increase), according to new usage data from leading infrastructure provider

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Two thirds of UK motorists aspire to go green, says new joint industry and government backed survey

Study Shows Two Thirds of Drivers Would Consider a Plug-in

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New research released today by joint industry/government funded Go Ultra Low has found that the majority of car buyers aspire to own high-tech, low-emission electric vehicles to score social points over their neighbours and peers. For 100 years, the phrase ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ has referenced the kind of lifestyle that the middle classes

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£2.6 Billion of Fuel Savings Missed Out by Commercial Vehicle Fleets

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New Go Ultra Low research indicates a massive £2.6 billion of potential fuel savings are being missed by commercial vehicle fleet operators who choose not to go with an ultra-low emission vehicle. When compared to the cost of running a diesel-powered van, 1.8 million of the 3.7 million vans on UK roads could tap-in to

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£65 Million Towards Ultra-Low Emission Cities and Green Buses

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A dozen cities bidding for a share of a £35 million fund to become centres of excellence for low emission vehicles have been announced by Transport Minister Baroness Kramer and Business Minister Matt Hancock today (11 March 2015). The Go Ultra Low city scheme will reward cities that demonstrate the most potential to become internationally

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