Car Blog Green » society http://carbloggreen.com Wed, 09 May 2012 09:33:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 German car sales rise 21 percent; UK to launch vehicle scrappage plan? http://carbloggreen.com/german-car-sales-rise-21-percent-uk-to-launch-vehicle-scrappage-plan http://carbloggreen.com/german-car-sales-rise-21-percent-uk-to-launch-vehicle-scrappage-plan#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:02:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/german-car-sales-rise-21-percent-uk-to-launch-vehicle-scrappage-plan/ Vehicle scrapping plans are likely to get lots of attention now that Germany’s program has proven so effective. Last month, sales in Germany, Europe’s largest new car market, surged by 21 percent, which is an amazing figure considering the current state of the global economy. Much of this uptick in sales can be attributed to a new program that Germany introduced that pays new car buyers 2,500 euros to trade in and scrap their old cars, just so long as the displaced vehicle is at least nine years old. Officials from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders in the United Kingdom are now urging their government to adopt a program similar to the one introduced in Germany. UK car sales were down by nearly 22 percent last month and almost a third so far for the year. It’s logically assumed that the fleet of vehicles on the road would be cleaner and more efficient if older models were replaced with new vehicles that meet the latest environmental requirements. [Source: Automotive News - sub. req'd | Photo: Patrick Dockens ] Auto Blog: Legislation and Policy , Green Daily , Europe/EU , UK , Germany German car sales rise 21 percent; UK to launch vehicle scrappage plan? originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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]]> http://carbloggreen.com/german-car-sales-rise-21-percent-uk-to-launch-vehicle-scrappage-plan/feed 0 Elon Musk discusses the state of affairs at Tesla http://carbloggreen.com/elon-musk-discusses-the-state-of-affairs-at-tesla http://carbloggreen.com/elon-musk-discusses-the-state-of-affairs-at-tesla#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:40:00 +0000 http://carbloggreen.com/elon-musk-discusses-the-state-of-affairs-at-tesla/ Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors Tesla Motors may well build the most desirable electric car of all time, but that doesn’t make the company immune the same economic realities as every other automaker. Last week, Tesla CEO delivered a keynote address at the Society of Automotive Analysts “Outlook 2009″ conference that took place during the press previews for the Detroit Auto Show . In the last few months, Tesla has had to abandon plans for a public stock offering as well as an additional private fund raising round. Before the speech, Musk sat down to talk at some length about the current state of the business. He did acknowledge that new orders have slowed down recently while some existing orders have been canceled. Musk declined to be specific about numbers but did acknowledge that the overall economic environment has affected some customer’s ability to complete their orders. Musk also discussed the battery supply deal with Daimler and indicated that he would like to see more OEM deals in the future. The bottom line is that even with the added revenue from increased Roadster deliveries and option price increases, Tesla is likely to have a very difficult time going forward unless the economy makes a dramatic turnaround in the next six months. [Source: Green Fuels Forecast ] Elon Musk discusses the state of affairs at Tesla originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green

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