Honda have announced their mid sized Hybrid and electric concept vehicles at the Geneva Motor-show. This is displayed as part of Honda’s “road to zero emissions”, in which Honda is showing the current hybrid technology alongside near future plug in fuel cell vehicles. The all new plug-in hybrid technology showcases Honda’s next generation, two motor […]
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Accelerated Capital Allowances for Electric Vehicles
04/06/2013 by
Capital Allowances allow a business to gain relief from Corporation Tax on money spent on capital equipment purchases such as vehicles. The relief is received by allowing the company to reduce its taxable income by an amount equal to the pre-tax value of the asset. The company therefore “writes down” the asset against profits. They […]
Ford Transit Connect Electric
04/06/2013 by
Ford has sold more than 655,000 of the combustion engine Transit Connect vans worldwide since coming to market in 2003. The size and style of the van, ideally suited to small businesses and fleets, fills a niche. Perhaps more importantly, the Transit Connect Electric, as a pure electric vehicle, is well suited for commercial fleets […]
Ford
04/06/2013 by
Ford Motor Company has significant experience with hybrid vehicles in North America, and as part of the company’s global electrified strategy will now extend this expertise to Europe. Ford’s commitment is to extend its global electrified vehicles strategy and introduce five Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Hybrid models in Europe by 2013. The C-MAX […]
EV and Hybrid Motor tax and VRT
03/06/2013 by
Battery Electric Vehicles have no CO2 emissions (i.e. direct emissions) , and Plugin Hybrid Electric Vehicles HEVs, in accordance with the drive cycle and method used to calculate emissions, should have CO2 emissions in the region of 60g/km. These direct CO2 emission values are used to calculate the appropriate Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) and annual […]