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AUGUST 5, 2010

Cumulative sales of Toyota hybrids worldwide have actually reached 2.68million units although sales have declined from their peak in 2007 of 347,500 units outside Japan. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Toyota japan Toyota hybrid cars Toyota hybrid vehicles Toyota Prius. However, [.].

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Nevertheless, the show retains its importance for home-grown manufacturers and with Japanese Government incentives centring on low-emission cars it’s no surprise to see this year’s event adopt a green theme. Tags: Honda Hybrid cars Lexus The Green Piece Toyota Daihatsu Infiniti Nissan tokyo motor show. Faye Sunderland.

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JUNE 17, 2010

Since 2007, Alberta companies that produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions [.]. The money comes from Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation, which is in itself is supplied by the Government of Alberta which collects it from industry.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

Several studies have shown that biofuel production can be increased without a significant increase in acreage, but the debate has only been made all the more tempestuous by the 2007-2008 world food price crises. Tags: Biofuels Latest news The Green Piece. There are concerns too about soil erosion and deforestation.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

The Committee wants the documents in the possession of Dimitrious Biller, who served as the National Managing Counsel for Toyota’s American operation from 2003-2007, [.].

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The waiver applies to new cars and light trucks built from the model year 2007 onwards – with a decision on the use of E15 in model year 2001-2006 vehicles to be made [.]. The US Environmental Protection Agency has given the go-ahead to a waiver for fuel that contains up to 15 per cent ethanol.

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JULY 19, 2011

Green car start-up, Green Vehicles has folded as the firm failed to secure further investment. The Salinas, California based firm started in 2007, had two electric vehicle prototypes which were supposed to be going into full production later this year. Despite $2.5

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JULY 18, 2009

Green car drivers are more responsible about the environment, keep their speed in check to keep fuel consumption low and are therefore less likely to have accidents. As a result, their car insurance premiums should be lower, right? The theory is simple isn’t it?

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NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Automotive engineers are developing more advanced and efficient technologies and seven of the nine highest selling marketing groups increased fuel economy from 2007-2008. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news carbon dioxide emissions EPA fuel economy US Environmental Protection Agency vehicle fuel economy.

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JUNE 28, 2009

per cent in 2007. In China, by contrast, oil consumption increased by three per cent in 2008 though this was down from a five per cent increase in 2007 and an eight per cent rise on average since 2001. Using recently published data from BP, it found that emissions increased by 1.7 per cent in 2008, compared to 3.3

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JUNE 10, 2009

Planning for the lab began in December 2007 with construction beginning in August 2008. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors Global Battery Systems Lab GM. The lab spans some 33,000sq ft and will include a team of more than 1,000 engineers.

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JULY 22, 2009

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. In a companion study for the same period, it was also found that the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per driver from these new vehicles were lower in each month compared to October 2007.

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MAY 21, 2009

The standards, which will apply to model years 2012-2016, will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5mpg in 2016 (39mpg for cars, 30mpg for trucks) - approximately 250 grams CO2/mile. This speeds up the initial CAFE programme target set by the EISA 2007 which specified a minimum of 35mpg by 2020.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Thai eco-car policy became effective on October 1 and is designed to help Thailand cross the two million units per year production mark through the support of eco cars as a product champion. 94 and Reg.

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APRIL 29, 2009

In fact, in the fiscal year from 2007-2008 more than 45,000 models were sold around the world. Now, Porsche is working on a Cayenne Hybrid which it hopes will lead its emergence in the high performance green car sector. The Cayenne S Hybrid will reach showrooms in 2010.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

Following a review of recommendations in December 2008, the EPA identified areas based on air quality monitoring from 2005-2007 but these were never published and were placed under review. So, as the 2008 air quality data is the most recent, the EPA has used this to make its final designations.

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APRIL 25, 2009

If you thought that the surge of green car innovations and the economic crisis would help to drive down emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane last year, then think again. parts per million increases in 2007. This means that for every million molecules of air, an additional 2.1

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

In January 2007, Volvo and energy supplier Vattenfall launched a joint project aimed at testing and developing plug-in technology and established the V2 Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Partnership. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Volvo.

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APRIL 19, 2009

After a thorough scientific review was ordered by the US Supreme Court in 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal on greenhouse gases. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news Environmental Protection Agency EPA greenhouse gas emissions.

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MAY 21, 2009

The project, which began in 2007, has already completed hardware proof of concept testing. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Argonne Gold Peak Battery Maxwell Technologies plug-in hybrid cars. The team is working on control tuning and integration as well as initiating a long-term effects study.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Honda is the latest name on the list – it will reveal the CR-Z Concept 2009, the most recent prototype of a compact sports car using Honda’s IMA technology, at the show. Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news. It will also be the first petrol-electric vehicle to use a six-speed manual transmission.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

This is just the latest step in Smart’s progress in the electric vehicle sector, the company having begun testing electric drive systems in 2007 in London and one year later introducing a second generation with a more advanced electric drive and a lithium-ion battery. The second generation of the vehicle accelerates from 0-60km/h in 6.5

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Traffic volumes had started to decline in November 2007 alongside petrol price rises and experienced dramatic drops in 2008. Tags: Green cars Latest news States Highways Agencies US Federal Highway Administration vehicle miles travelled. per cent drop in year-over-year ridership. per cent drop in ridership.

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JUNE 25, 2009

“Smart has been conducting real-life trials of 100 electric cars with partner companies across the country since 2007,&# he said. “The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and this has been instrumental in our decision to put the car into small series production and bring another 100 cars to the UK early in 2010.&#.

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JULY 7, 2009

Achieve forty miles per gallon or cut carbon dioxide emissions to an average of 140g/km - that’s the target that has been set by the South Korean Presidential Committee on Green Growth. Despite the fact that average CO2 emissions in the country in 2007 stood at 201g/km, the committee has set this ambitious target for 2015.

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MAY 11, 2009

However, a 2007 independent technical review panel recommended a “no-go&# for further funding for the development of the material. Tags: Green cars Hydrogen fuel Latest news ammonia borane hydrogen storage. There is also no detectable borazine or foaming.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

With vehicle demand having slumped by 20 per cent in Western Europe since 2007, Ford has announced several plant closures: it will close its vehicle assembly plant in Southampton, which currently builds [.]. American carmaker Ford has decided to take drastic action as it prepares for dramatic losses in Europe – in the region of $1.5billion.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

Turn the clock back to 2007… series 12, episode seven of British cult motoring TV show Top Gear. It was during that episode that James May got behind the wheel of the Honda FCX Clarity, one of the world’s first hydrogen cars, and responded by labelling it “the future of the car” and “the most import[.]. Green Hero'

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AUGUST 18, 2009

In 2007 it announced a partnership with Southern California Edison, an electric utility with the nation’s largest and most advanced electric vehicle fleet. The US vehicle manufacturer has had its sights set on plug-in vehicles for some time having logged more than 75,000 miles on its test fleet over the last two years.

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JUNE 29, 2009

It may already be established as Europe’s top selling small car - a position it has held since 2007 - but the Peugeot 207 is set to be re-styled with an even greener outlook. Tags: Green cars Latest news Peugeot new Peugeot 207 Peugeot 207.

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JUNE 27, 2009

Between 2003 and 2007, CO2 emissions have also been slashed by 36 per cent. Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota eco-factory how green is Toyota Toyota Prius. The plant sends no waste to landfill and has reduced the amount incinerated by 82 per cent to 730 tonnes from 1999 to 2006.

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MAY 14, 2009

Three Scirocco GT24 cars that use conventional petrol will race alongside two Scirocco GT24-CNG vehicles at the event as the manufacturer aims to add another victory to those clinched in the class for two litre turbo engines in 2007 and 2008.

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Either way, Ford has enjoyed a significant boost and produced its first year-on-year rise in sales figures in July since November 2007. Tags: Green cars Latest news cash for clunkers Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Programme funding boost President Obama Renewable Fuels Association.

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JULY 17, 2014

Skoda has revealed a first sketch of what it says its new generation Fabia will look like. With the current, second-generation Fabia first launched in 2007, the Fabia is well due a new model. It looks like the replacement’s new design could be a more sporty look; like its SEAT sister uses for [.].

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APRIL 9, 2012

It’s not a resounding recommendation for hybrid cars: according to a new industry analysis, only 35 per cent of hybrid car owners would choose a hybrid again. Even though the selection of hybrid models has more than doubled in the USA since 2007; a recent analysis by Polk shows that if Toyota Prius (pictured) owners [.].

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MAY 12, 2014

The car giant’s fleet of 119 test vehicles, which make up its Project Driveway programme have been driven by more than 5,000 motorists, since its launch in 2007. [.]. Chevrolet Fuel Cells Hydrogen cars Editor Pick'

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

Our love affair with the car may have ‘peaked’ new research suggests, as it reveals that average driver mileage has changed little over the last ten years.

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