UK electric cars Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:54:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Falling Prices Will Lead to Estimated Doubling of Sales of Electric Cars in the UK in 2013 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2013-uk-electric-cars-sales-20130103/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2013-uk-electric-cars-sales-20130103/#respond Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:54:52 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30604 It is estimated that electric car sales in the UK will double in 2013 due to the availability of more affordable models and the increase in charging points. Managing director of website nextgreencar.com, Ben Lane, estimated that there will likely be an increase from around 3000 to 6,000. However, he did admit that the adoption […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2013-uk-electric-cars-sales-20130103/feed/ 0 30604 British Government Launching State Grants for Electric Cars https://www.greenoptimistic.com/britain-grants-electric-cars-20101216/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/britain-grants-electric-cars-20101216/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:06:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=16171 Anyone buying an electric car in the UK starting this January will be eligible for a grant of up to 5,000 pounds ($7,930). This way, the government wants to encourage motorists to buy eco-friendly cars made by leading manufacturers such as Toyota or Mercedes-Benz.

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