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China Plans To Ban Fossil Fuel Vehicles
China’s vice minister of industry and information technology, Xin Guobin, has announced that the Chinese government is currently working on a timeline to end both the production and sales of fossil fuel vehicles. The bold move comes as the government…
UK Electric Vehicle Sales Enjoy Summer Boom
EV sales in the UK enjoyed yet another boost in August with the latest data showing new registrations of pure electric cars were up more than 60 per cent on the same month last year. Monthly figures released by trade…
The End of the Combustion Engine? Volvo to Go All-Electric By 2019
Swedish carmaker Volvo has become the first traditional automotive firm to announce a full shift away from the internal combustion engine, as it today unveils plans for every Volvo car to have an electric engine from 2019. In a move…
London to Upgrade 5,000 Buses to Euro VI Air Quality Standard by 2020
London’s 5,000 most polluting buses are to be upgraded to the latest Euro VI emission standard by 2020 under a new retrofit programme announced yesterday by the city’s Mayor, Sadiq Khan. Under the £86.1m programme, around 5,000 buses will be…
China Will Delay its Electric Car Mandate until 2019
German newspaper Handelsblattr is reporting that a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese premier Li Keqiang in Berlin on Thursday led to an important new agreement regarding electric car sales in China. Last September, the Chinese government proposed…
Electric Vehicle Sales Accelerate as UK Drivers Turn Away from Diesels
Sales of electric vehicles (EV) in the UK continued rising last month as demand for diesel cars dropped by almost a fifth, according to the latest monthly figures from motor industry trade body SMMT. As the government faces further action…
Romania Doubles Incentives For Plug-In Electric Vehicles
In a bid to help reduce the country’s growing air pollution problems, the government of Romania has reportedly doubled the incentives on offer for buyers of plug-in electric vehicles. Following the changes — creating the “Rabla Plus” program out of…