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Written by Tom Harrison
Bad news, PHEV-shoppers. The government has changed its Plug-In Car Grant (PICG) so that it only benefits buyers of cars that can travel at least 70-miles on electric power. As no PHEV currently on sale in Britain meets this standard most can travel only around 30-miles the grant effectively now only benefits buyers of pure-electric cars. Boooo. At the moment, EVs and PHEVs are grouped into three categories. Category one cars have CO emissions of less than 50g/km and an electric range of at least 70 miles. Category two cars have CO emissions of less than 50g/km and can do between 10 and 69 miles on electric power, while category three cars have CO emissions of 50 to 75g/km and must be able to do at least 20 miles without using their engines. C1s are all pure-EVS, like the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe, while C2s and C3s are typically PHEVs. The changes, which come into effect on November 9th and will apply to the next 35,000 low-emission vehicles sold, eliminate categories two and three and slashes the grant for C1s from 4,500 to 3,500.
Date written: 12 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13669
Bad news, PHEV-shoppers. The government has changed its Plug-In Car Grant (PICG) so that it only benefits buyers of cars that can travel at least 70-miles on electric power. As no PHEV currently on sale in Britain meets this standard most can travel only around 30-miles the grant effectively now only benefits buyers of pure-electric cars. Boooo. At the moment, EVs and PHEVs are grouped into three categories. Category one cars have CO emissions of less than 50g/km and an electric range of at least 70 miles. Category two cars have CO emissions of less than 50g/km and can do between 10 and 69 miles on electric power, while category three cars have CO emissions of 50 to 75g/km and must be able to do at least 20 miles without using their engines. C1s are all pure-EVS, like the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe, while C2s and C3s are typically PHEVs. The changes, which come into effect on November 9th and will apply to the next 35,000 low-emission vehicles sold, eliminate categories two and three and slashes the grant for C1s from 4,500 to 3,500.
Date written: 12 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13669
