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MAY 24, 2013

In an effort to cut the emissions of its fleet, G4S Utility Services-the UK''s largest supplier of data collection and meter reading services-has taken delivery of 437 new Citroen C1 city cars. With emissions from just 99g/km CO2, and real-world economy reported to be around 53mpg, the company''s [.].

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Citroen’s first hybrid model, the DS5 HYbrid4 has been named ‘Best Eco Car’ at the Scottish Car of the Year awards 2012. With emissions as low as 99g/km CO2 and fuel economy as strong as 74.3mpg, the DS5 HYbrid4 is the first car in the Citroen range to make use of the diesel hybrid technology [.].

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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. The saloon version of the Citroen C5 starts at £18,195 on the road. In comes a new BMW co-developed 1.6i 16V THP 155hp petrol engine that replaces the out-going 2.0i

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MARCH 27, 2012

Citroen’s newly restyled C1 goes on sale next week priced from just £7995. A special launch price of £6995 is available through the Citroen Rewards scheme that deducts as much as £1,000 off the list price. The new city car model also offers an improved level of standard kit even from the entry-level VT trim. [.].

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JUNE 8, 2009

The race to be named green car of the year 2009 is over and the winner is… the Volvo S40. The vehicle beat out 23 other contenders to the top accolade at the What Car? Green Awards, which are held in association with Michelin and Warranty Direct. V6 was the best green luxury car.

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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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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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APRIL 22, 2009

One of the first manufacturers to react to Alistair Darling’s Budget 2009 announcement was Citroen. Under Citroen’s terms, new car buyers can obtain £2,000 for their old vehicles when they trade them in for any new Citroen.

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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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APRIL 24, 2009

The Arrive ‘N Drive at Rockingham, Tuesday 19 May, allows you to test cars that reduce CO2 emissions from company fleets. Fleet managers are under constant pressure to reduce costs, increase safety and introduce environmental policies to cut down on CO2 and other tailpipe emissions. Event timetable. 1.00pm Lunch.

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JULY 22, 2009

French carmaker Citroen has announced that its large family car the C5 has seen part of its range revised to now include a satellite navigation system as standard. The car also is available with two greener engines, making is a solid choice for those with larger families. Tags: Citroen Citroen C5.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced an ambitious target to use 30 per cent renewable materials in place of plastics all its cars by 2013. . The group announced the objective as part of a review of its ‘green materials plan’ set up last year.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Citroen’s restyled C3 will arrive in the UK this summer, with emissions as low as 87g/km CO2. The updated version of the supermini will show a new, more assertive look with a restyled front end and new tail lights. There will be the option of two new PureTech 3 cylinder petrol engines that deliver 15 [.].

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AUGUST 25, 2010

A host of green cars scored top marks today from crash safety authority, Euro NCAP. The greener models, which includes Honda newest hybrid model, the CR-Z, and a couple of low emitting combustion-only models; the Suzuki Swift and Citroen C4 (both with variants with emissions at 115g/km CO2 and lower), all achieved a maximum five [.].

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

Each of the new PureTech engines offers equivalent or superior power compared to the previous generation of engines, despite offering significant improvements in fuel economy and reduced CO2 emissions. The new engines are available on the [.].

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Some of the most advanced green cars and electric vehicles available will be at the Copenhagen Summit this week with Peugeot, Citroen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Think, Honda and Renault all displaying their vehicles and in many cases, lending their greenest models out during the international conference.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. VW Passat).

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Citroen’s Berlingo Airdream just got dreamier (or something like that) slashing its emissions and improving fuel economy by up to 4.5 Already the most efficient Berlingo van that Citroen offers, Berlingo Airdream e-HDi built from November onwards will see improved combined cycle fuel economy of up to 62.8mpg and CO2 emissions drop to [.].

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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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JUNE 11, 2009

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 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. Duratorq diesel panel vans.

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JUNE 29, 2009

The new Prius was chosen from a short-list of 10 green car finalists which were test-driven at Imperial College, London, by six of the UK’s leading green transport and environmental experts. The judging was completely independent and showcased the most innovative green cars available to drive in the UK during 2009.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Tags: Citroen 1.6HDi C5 emission fleet green road.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The Citroen C3 Picasso has been tweaked to bring it under the all important sub-120g/km of CO2 category. The ‘re-homologated’ engine, available in the VTR+ & Exclusive trim levels, used to emit 125g/km of CO2. The ‘re-homologated’ engine, available in the VTR+ & Exclusive trim levels, used to emit 125g/km of CO2.

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JULY 6, 2009

A less rosy picture is painted when looking at some of the historically larger volume sellers; with Vauxhall suffering with a 34% decline in sales, Citroen also saw sales fall 30% down to 5,511 units from 7,973 the year before; things look even worse for Renault with sales plummeting over 70% from 10,132 down to 2,853.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Citroen’s new C4 model goes on sale tomorrow and becomes one of the lowest emission models in its class. 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. In total there is a choice of four HDi diesel engines [.].

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MAY 21, 2009

According to Hyundai, their dealers have been surprised by the array of cars which have been scrapped in exchange for more environmentally friendly i10 and i120s. Tony Whitehorn, Hyundai UK’s managing director, said: “Our experience shows the scrappage scheme has really caught the imagination of the car buying public.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Citroen’s new mid-sized coupe, the DS4 is available to pre-order from today with the model offering emissions as low as 114g/km CO2. The second model to join the car maker’s upmarket DS range, which kicked off with the DS3 supermini launched last year, the new DS4 has already been voted the ‘Most Beautiful Car of [.].

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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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