Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Manufacturers continue to make efforts to slash carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and now Citroen has introduced two new greener power plants to its C5 range. 16V 143hp unit; and a new 2.0HDi 16V 160hp diesel that replaces the 2.2HDi 16V 173hp engine. The saloon version of the Citroen C5 starts at £18,195 on the road.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

As we edge closer to the eagerly anticipated launched of the Citroen C3 supermini at the Frankfurt Motor Show, more details have emerged about the best-seller. Indeed the HDi DPFS 90 diesel version, which will be available from launch, will be the first full production Citroen to emit less than 100g/km of CO2 with emission levels of 99g/km.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Citroen’s new DS5 hybrid model has just got even greener with emissions now reduced to as little as 91g/km CO2-a class leading result for a compact executive car. The diesel-electric car only went on sale in the UK back in April and already Citroen has made improvements to the latest model to join its upmarket [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2011

Citroen’s newest addition to its high-end DS line-up has made its international debut in Shanghai today with the announcement that the model is to be a hybrid. The new five seat, four door DS5-unveiled at the opening of the Shanghai International Motor Show-will be the first of Citroen’s cars to use the HYbrid4 diesel hybrid [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 17, 2010

PSA Peugeot Citroen has been boosted by a €200million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank for the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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JUNE 13, 2009

More powerful, and yet with fewer emissions and better fuel economy - that’s the achievement of Citroen’s advanced 3.0HDi V6 240hp engine, which will be introduced into the C5 and C6 ranges later this summer. The engine also comes with a diesel particulate filter which helps to drive CO2 emissions down to 195g/km.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 7, 2009

French carmaker Citroen has lifted the lid on its latest generation supermini the C3 and in a first for the manufacturer the car will be available in a variant which produces less than 100g/km of CO2. Which results in this car being a category A car for VED, with a tax rate of zero. Tags: Citroen C3.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

If you are excited about the near imminent launch of the new diesel hybrid DS5, then this new competition from Citroen could be your chance to to be one of the first to drive the new family saloon model. If you have ever watched the Top Gear presenters and thought you could do better then [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Diesel hybrids will escape the 3 per cent benefit-in-kind supplement usually applied to diesel cars.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

The new Citroen DS5-Citroen’s first diesel hybrid model- is set to make its UK debut at the Top Gear Live show this November, appearing at both the NEC Birmingham and ExCel London venues. It will be the first time the UK public will get to see the new car, the latest to join Citroen’s upmarket [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 2, 2012

Citroen’s latest DS model goes on sale today in the UK, the DS5, adding the car maker’s first hybrid model to its line-up in the process. The new compact executive model DS5 joins the DS3 supermini and DS4 coupe as the third model in Citroen’s upmarket DS sub-brand but it is the first model available [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 31, 2011

Citroen’s third model in its upmarket DS line-up, the DS5, will be one of the highlights at the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. It will be the first car from the brand to feature the HYbrid4 diesel hybrid technology developed by parent firm PSA Peugeot Citroen, and first debuted on the newly launched Peugeot 508 HYbrid4 [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 10, 2012

The Chevrolet Volt has been named Eco Car of the Year by Diesel Car magazine. Despite using petrol generators, the models beat the diesel hybrid Citroen DS5 into second place for the prize. While Citroen might bemoan this anomaly, the French car maker [.].

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Mini has ruled out the possibility of introducing a diesel hybrid vehicle, despite the fact that one of its key partners, PSA Peugeot Citroen, is set to introduce the technology on its vehicles in the near future. Peugeot is set to launch a diesel hybrid powertrain system called Hybrid4, due out soon on the 508, [.].

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JANUARY 23, 2013

The cars we drive could be about to become even greener: thanks to a technological breakthrough from PSA Peugeot Citroen and Bosch, known as Hybrid Air.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

Citroen’s popular new low emission model, the DS3 supermini is to release a special edition as part of celebrations of the DS3’s sales success. The new DS3 Ultra Prestige offers higher levels of luxury and is available with either the punchy THP 155 petrol engine or a fuel efficient e-HDi 110 diesel with Stop & [.].

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APRIL 1, 2011

Where we stand: April, 2011 French car maker Peugeot, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroen group, may be the second largest car maker in Europe but its ventures into the green car sector have been comparatively slow.

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JULY 9, 2009

According to reports in The Nikkei , Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will join forces with the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group to expand their electric vehicle partnerships to the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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APRIL 27, 2009

The Electric Car Corporation Plc (ECC) today announced the launch of the UK’s first 4 seater, ‘all electric’ production car. The C1 ev’ie can be fully charged in 6-7 hours from a domestic 13 amp socket at a cost of around 90p, making it an ideal city car for either professional or domestic use.

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JULY 3, 2012

Citroen’s very first diesel hybrid model, the DS5, just got better with the launch of new options available from this week. The third model in the upmarket DS line, the new DS5 is now available with stylish 17-inch ‘Houston’ alloy wheels as a no-cost option on Hybrid4 DStyle and DSport versions. These smaller diameter alloy [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The Citroen C3 Picasso has been tweaked to bring it under the all important sub-120g/km of CO2 category. Adjusted to produce just 119g/km,the C3 Picasso 1.6HDi 16v 90hp diesel engine variant now sits in tax band C reducing the annual road tax on the model from £120 to just £35. Tags: Citroen C3 emissions engine Picasso tax.

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APRIL 29, 2009

The Electric Car Corporation Plc (ECC) today announced the launch of the UK’s first 4 seater, ‘all electric’ production car. The C1 ev’ie can be fully charged in 6-7 hours from a domestic 13 amp socket at a cost of around 90p, making it an ideal city car for either professional or domestic use.

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JUNE 11, 2009

Duratorq diesel panel vans. The Citroen C2 1.4 The small van section of the database is understandably dominated by car/van conversions, offering modest load spaces and capacities. The database makes for interesting reading, with the Ford Fiesta Van coming out top of the results with CO2 emissions of only 110g/km for their 1.4

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2011

In total there is a choice of four HDi diesel engines [.]. The stylish new C4 has emissions as low as 109g/km CO2 and achieves up to 67.3 mpg (combined cycle) thanks to its frugal e-HDi engine.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming. Renault – the fab four.

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