The UK government is so strongly focused on eradicating pollutant-belching transportation, it has declared its intent ot make the British Isles the electric car capital of Europe.

Ok, an ambitious claim, but to assist Britons with the transition to electron-powered vehicles, hybrid and electric car buyers will be offered a rebate of between £2,000 and £5,000 [...]

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To give a leg-up to the green car industry, the UK government is proposing financial incentives for buyers of new electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

The move by the UK government is similar to the tax benefits offered to buyers of small-capacity ‘kei’ cars - with engine capacities no larger than 660cc - in Japan.

Under the [...]

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The folks in Detroit aren’t the only ones in trouble, as Europe’s car industry is also feeling the global economic pinch in a big way. PSA Peugeot Citroen recently accepted a €3 billion loan from the French government, and now Jaguar Land Rover is about to receive its first cash injection.

The European Investment Bank is [...]

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British sports car maker has announced that they will be developing a new range of low-emissions vehicles in conjunction with the British Government. What kind of vehicles you ask? Perhaps a hybrid Exige S 240 to shuttle around visiting dignitaries? Or maybe some Lotus-tuned suspension for Liz’s biofuel powered horse-drawn state carriage? Nope, instead Lotus [...]

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Nissan have just made a rather cryptic announcement concerning the creation of a new vehicle that will be built at the company’s Sunderland plant in England. Their press release (which you can read at the end of this article) mentions everything but what the vehicle in question is called, let alone what it will be. [...]

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