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.

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How is your ratty old daily driver looking? If you happen to be a resident of the USA, it could soon be looking rather… lucrative.

A new bill has been introduced to the US Congress which would provide for a USD$5000 (AUD$7340) voucher to to be offered to car owners as an incentive to trade in [...]

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With the news this week that Toyota will be producing Camry hybrids at its Altona plant in Victoria, with a little help from Kevin Rudd and our tax dollars, comes a press release from Honda suggesting that perhaps the assistance shouldn’t end there.

Honda Australia is today calling on State and Federal Governments to be [...]

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