tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426400670922227091.post4456866980825481464..comments2013-07-22T14:34:29.160+01:00Comments on Torque Talking: A bit of background to Volvo's Congestion Charge campaignDuncan Forresterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02786965691569494722noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426400670922227091.post-72265005506420316342009-07-10T08:21:08.959+01:002009-07-10T08:21:08.959+01:00Hi Bob,
Just found this link to a third-party sit...Hi Bob,<br /><br />Just found this link to a third-party site who've done a bit of work on this to provide some comparison - hope it helps. <br /><br />http://www.eta.co.uk/2009/07/02/volvo-urges-johnson-review-london-charge<br /><br />Best regards, DuncanDuncan Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786965691569494722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426400670922227091.post-62230580614043527082009-07-02T13:22:39.356+01:002009-07-02T13:22:39.356+01:00Hi Bob,
I wish that it was that easy, and that e...Hi Bob, <br /><br />I wish that it was that easy, and that emphasises the point made by What Car? in their support. The document - http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/CC-discount-alternative-fuel.pdf.pdf - tells you about cars that get an exemption, but it's pretty complicated. <br /><br />The basis of the campaign is that like-for-like cars get treated differently. A Toyota Prius at 104g/km is exempt yet a Volvo S40 DRIVe (of a similiar physical size and exactly the same emissions) is charged £8.00. The differentiator in TfL's view is the hybrid part, and the exemption is provided as a result. Our point is that you now don't need a hybrid to offer lower emissions. <br /><br />The Lexus 400h is another classic example. At 192 g/km, it's hardly a 'clean' car, yet it get's an exemption while the previously mentioned S40 at 104g/km still doesn't. It just doesn't make sense. <br /><br />Without a comprehensive list of exempt cars (because this will change all the time as cars are launched), I hope this addresses the point.<br /><br />Best regards, DuncanDuncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426400670922227091.post-87268211617332307682009-07-02T12:54:54.897+01:002009-07-02T12:54:54.897+01:00Could you possibly post a chart of "exempt&qu...Could you possibly post a chart of "exempt" cars vs. the non-exempt Volvo cars for comparison? It's hard to visualize what's happening without more than one example (the Lexus 400h).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739403669177098347noreply@blogger.com