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Toyota highlights its eco-factory

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To ensure only as much power is used as needed, energy saving lighting has been installed and patrols are carried out to monitor usage. The plant sends no waste to landfill and has reduced the amount incinerated by 82 per cent to 730 tonnes from 1999 to 2006. It aims to eventually cut this amount down to zero.

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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

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Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) are the first Newton customers in the USA. Newton was launched in the UK by Smith Electric Vehicles in 2006. It can be recharged in six hours.