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From 6th April 2010, the government has announced electric cars will be exempt from company car tax reducing the car benefit charge to nil for five years.
Electric vans will be spared tax payments of up to £3000, A great reason to invest on the qualifying eL or eLXD.
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GEM’s have been on tour! With none other than rock legends U2!
Our Bespoke design/build and branding logistic team have been working closely with BlackBerry and events agency NCompass International to produce tailored promotional electric vehicles for the U2 360 tour. (more…)
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How does an eco-friendly search engine work? We will tell you!
Search engines make millions of pounds every year from sponsored links/ads within search results bought by companies wanting to sell products or services. Companies pay for each click of an ad with the profits going to the search engine companies!
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BAE Systems, the global defense, security and aerospace company having joined NASA in using their own GEM electric car fleet to safely transport guests and VIP’s.
BAE Systems used their new GEM 100% electric car fleet at the 2009 Farnborough Air show, where guests and celebrities were transported around the show and to and from the private helipad. Taking advantage of the 30 mile range on a single charge charge, BAE systems also collected and returned clients and VIP’s to their chosen locations. (more…)
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One of the UK’s leading teaching and research establishments, Southampton University have joined the fight against CO2 emissions and are using GEM electrical vehicles across their many Campuses.
Southampton University, home to 22,000 students, and approximately 5,000 staff boasts a global reputation for leading edge research and scolarship in a wide range of subjects including engineering, science, social sciences, health and humanities.
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Avoiding London Congestion charges is no longer an unrealistic dream. For the eco conscious owners of alternative fuel cars this is now a reality!
All alternative fuel cars, including electric cars, hybrid cars, and LPG converted cars are eligible to receive discounts from all London congestion Charges. (more…)
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eCourier, has become one of Europe’s fastest growing same day logistics company, and is e-lectric! In 2006 they became London’s first carbon neutral same day courier company, and now they’re using GEM zero emission electric vans as part of their fleet.
Posted in Things We Love
At Gem we pride ourselves on the superb versatility of our vehicles, we have designed and built numerous custom and bespoke vehicles for our clients but we have also been amazed by some of the personal modifications many people have built.
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Police within the United Kingdom are now using GEM electric vehicles to aid and safely transport their officers and to interact with the local community.
GEM’s light and versatile electric cars are being used by neighbourhood officers for a range of tasks including street briefings, local visits and city patrols. They are the first 100% electric Vans to be used by UK police.
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The vehicle discount scheme, popularly known as the vehicle scrapapge scheme is a government supported scheme set up to allow vehicle dealers to offer heavy discounts of up to £2,000 on a new eco-friendly vehicle when scrapping an older less efficient model.
Motor dealers are able to participate by voluntarily signing up for the scheme and will allocate the available discounts themselves. (more…)
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