MPs call for road use tax to replace fuel and excise duty
As EVs replace petrol and diesel cars, MPs raise concerns about the impact on public finances。 The Commons Transport Select Committee has called on the government to look at new taxes as people switch out of petrol- and diesel-powered cars, suggesting a tax based on miles travelled. This would use “telematic technology” to charge drivers
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UK starts 2022 above 20% plugin EV share — May end close to 50%
The UK saw plugin electric vehicle share hit 20.4% in January 2022, up from 13.7% in January 2021. Full battery electrics almost doubled their share year-on-year, to 12.5%. Diesels continued their retirement walk, with just 5.2% share, from 12.3% year-on-year. Overall auto volumes recovered slightly from last year, but were still down by around
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Electric vehicles bring down CO2 emissions of new cars in UK to lowest level ever
Though only 12% of new sales were zero-exhaust electric vehicles, emissions fell by 11.2% in 2021. The carbon dioxide emissions of new cars sold in the UK dropped to the lowest level ever in 2021 thanks to the unprecedented surge in electric vehicle sales, industry data suggests. Average new car CO2 emissions
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