Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Diesel or petrol? Why, diesel, of course. It is greener; it has lower CO2 and, as we’re both told and financially incentivised, less CO2 is better for the environment. All you need to do is select the lowest CO2 car you can and you’re fine, right? If only it were that simple. Let’s not get [.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Peugeot are set to debut its sub-99g/km 208 supermini at March’s EV & Low CO2 Fleet Show. The 208 will launch this June with six sub-99g engines – five of which are diesel – with the cleanest option slashing CO2 emissions to 87g and an average fuel consumption of 76mpg. Organised by Fleet World magazine, [.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2011

EVs will likely account for approximately 8% of new car sales in Europe by 2020, supported by consumers’ higher willingness to pay for green technologies, the region’s high emissions standards, and high gasoline and diesel fuel taxes. —“Powering Autos to 2020” (draft).

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Green Cars News

APRIL 15, 2013

seconds, yet will emit as little as 109g/km CO2. Volkswagen diesel Golf Volkswagen Golf' Volkswagen’s new performance Golf, the new Golf GTD, will achieve 0-62mph sprint in 7.5 Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show last month, the new model is now available to order in the UK, with prices starting from £25,285 on the road.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The German manufacturer has buddied up with US-based fuels specialist Joule to produce e-ethanol and e-diesel. These combine salt or waste water with waste CO2, sunlight and special genetically modified microorganisms suspended in pipes. Audi has developed two new e-fuels using different waste materials.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

CDTi Start/Stop diesel engine. On sale from the summer, the new engine choice will give the Zafira Tourer emissions as low as 109g/km CO2 yet deliver powerful performance, with 136 PS and 320 Nm of torque. Vauxhall’s Zafira Tourer will be the first model to feature the carmaker’s new generation 1.6 Set to make its [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 4, 2014

litre diesel engine combined with a 10kW electric motor and 500Wh lithium ion battery, SsangYong says the car is expected to achieve CO2 levels around 10 per c[.]. Hybrid cars Editor Pick SsangYong' Ssangyong has taken the wraps off a new hybrid crossover concept called the XLV at the Geneva Motor Show this morning.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 17, 2012

litre TwinPower Turbo diesel engine emits just 99g/km CO2 and returns 74.3mpg –making it the most efficient series-production BMW to date. BMW is to introduce three new powertrains to its 1 Series hatch range including a new 116d EfficientDynamics model. The new BMW 116d EfficientDynamics is powered by a 116hp, four-cylinder 1.6-litre

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Green Cars News

MARCH 17, 2014

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), diesel cars are 21 per cent less polluting and 27 per cent more economical than they were in 2003, with inventions like common rails and stop/start systems contributing to the fall in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption. Green credentials' If it wer[.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 8, 2014

Diesel vehicles have been the darling of the push for better fuel economy in recent years and have duped many people into believing them to be a ‘green choice’ thanks to their tendency to come top of low CO2 lists. Green credentials' But according to a leading environmental health expert at King’s College, London, d[.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Well, Seattle will get 15 diesel/electric work trucks that are expected to save more than 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel a year as well as reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 112 tons annually. So how will the money be spent?

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. It is set to debut in 2013.

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Vauxhall expects to sell more green cars than any other brand in the UK next year, the carmaker has announced. With the revision of its Corsa range, the Vauxhall hopes the supermini will sell more sub-125g CO2 cars than any other model range in the UK. The Corsa’s 85PS 1.2-litre

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Citroen has announced the release of a new, even more fuel efficient version of its C3 supermini-emitting just 87g/km CO2. The new C3 e-HDi 70 Airdream EGS VTR+ achieves a staggering 83.1mpg, making it the most efficient diesel car the French firm produces, and one of the lowest emission models in its class. The new [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 15, 2012

With European emission standards looming, it seems a shift from petrol to diesel engines could be the key to climate mitigation efforts. It suggests that passenger transport affects the environment through a number of areas – including long-term effects like CO2; [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

It found that the American sports car churns out 488g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) - meaning 322 oak trees would be needed to absorb its emissions over the course of a year. This family-sized hybrid vehicle emits just 101g/km of CO2 - pointing out the huge discrepancy between the greenest and least green cars available in Britain.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Volvo has now confirmed that it will introduce a plug-in hybrid diesel car as early as 2012. The plug-in hybrid is expected to achieve CO2 emissions as low as 49g/km with fuel consumption at 124mpg. The diesel engine will be optimised to run on renewable synthetic diesel and it will comply with future exhaust emission [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 2, 2012

An all-new premium hatchback, the V40 will be the first Volvo diesel with CO2 emissions of just 94g/km, when it takes to the stand at the Geneva Motor Show. "The Next week will see Volvo lift the lid on its latest model – the V40. "The all-new V40 is the first new model that is fully [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Green car enthusiasts are already counting the days to the Frankfurt Motor Show, and now their appetites have been whetted further as BMW releases more details of its so-called CO2 champion. litre, three-cylinder turbo-diesel with two electric motors and a 10.8kWh lithium-polymer battery pack.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The engineers behind the Honda Civic’s new sub-100g/km diesel engine have spoke out on the thinking behind its development. litre diesel unit will combine an impressive 120PS power output with CO2 emissions of 94g/km and a combined fuel economy of 78.5mpg. It will be the lightest diesel engine in its [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 23, 2012

Renault is to release new Grand Scenic and Scenic models for 2012, with both benefitting from the inclusion of a new diesel engine with emissions as low as 105g/km CO2. Revealing the details of the new models, Renault says the order books for the 2012 Scenic open from today (January 23, 2012) with prices from [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 4, 2009

A fleet of eight diesel smart cars is destined to prove ‘the business’ for Sheffield Chamber of Commerce, which has just taken delivery of one of the UK’s first corporate orders for the new fortwo cdi model. As the world’s most efficient fossil-fuelled production car, the model returns a staggering 85.6

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Green Cars News

MAY 2, 2011

Think Porsche and you probably don’t think fuel economy – however, while few buyers will reach for the new Porsche Panamera Gran Turismo because of its green credentials, there is no denying its achievements. The vehicle, which includes a 3.0litre diesel engine, consumes 37.3mpg and produces 167g/km of CO2 with optional low friction tyres.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2010

Peugeot has released further details of the imminent launch of its first diesel hybrid. The 3008 crossover vehicle is the first in the carmaker’s range set to benefit from the newly developed diesel hybrid system, which will see the model achieve an impressive 74.4mpg on a combined cycle and emit just 99g/km of CO2.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

You might think of Lexus cars as large gas-guzzlers-but not the new CT 200h-which is expected to have emissions from just 96g/km CO2. Tags: Lexus CT 200h diesel hybrid powertrain.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2010

The new MINI range set to hit the showrooms in August will take the car brand to 99g/km of CO2 for the first time. This summer the BMW group-owned carmaker will give its range a refreshed design and introduce two new diesel engines that will take its cars to sub-100g/km CO2. The carmaker will also [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2010

The new generation of the Smart Fortwo, scheduled to be launched this autumn, will boast a number of green improvements compared to its predecessor. Among them, the 40kW turbo-diesel will feature fuel consumption of 71.3mpg with CO2 emissions slashed to just 86g/km.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

There is a special edition model in the new Saab 9-3 range that aims to improve its driving experience while lowering carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The Saab 9-3 Turbo Edition marks the launch of Saab’s revised EcoPower diesel engine range which features technology that is designed to increase fuel efficiency and lower emissions.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Notably among them is the new concept from Volkswagen - the L1 – a diesel-electric hybrid vehicle constructed from aluminium and carbon fibre weighing just 380 kg and capable of returning a staggering 189 mpg on the combined cycle while emitting just 39 g/km of CO2. The 800 cc engine is derived from the 1.6-litre

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

Despite reports to the contrary, Honda has confirmed its commitment to the development of cleaner diesel cars in Europe. litre diesel engines. At the moment, Honda produces its diesel engine cylinder blocks at its Suzuka factory in Japan but it will gradually transfer the casting and machining process over to Ogawa.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2010

Motorists in New Zealand are increasingly turning to the power of diesel to reduce CO2 emissions and boost fuel efficiency, the country's Motor Trade Association (MTA) reveals. Tags: Latest news alternative fuel diesel engine fuel economy MTA petrol.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

Well now Controlled Power Technologies has developed the first belt-driven Integrated Starter Generator to use a conventional 12volt vehicle electrical system - this will provide excellent stop-start functionality on the majority of European cars whether they are equipped with diesel or petrol engines.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

The SEAT Ibiza range may already be popular, but now the manufacturer is hoping to expand its appeal with an all-new diesel engine. The statistics for the diesel engine SEAT are highly impressive. Its CO2 emissions are just 109g/km and its fuel economy reaches 67.2mph.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 31, 2011

It’s the most efficient Jaguar engine yet – a new 2.2litre model has been unveiled by the company that is capable of returning 52.3mpg on the combined cycle with emissions at just 149g/km of CO2. The vehicle develops 190PS and 332lb-ft of torque and displaces 2,179cc. It includes a water-cooled turbocharger with low friction pistons, [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

At the 2009 SAE World Congress, a Ford study revealed that a separate E85 direct injection boosting system combined with a petroleum port fuel injection makes an engine more efficient in its use of petroleum - and can be viewed as a more cost effective alternative to diesel.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Refined, powerful and with remarkable economy figures, the new performance diesel variant of the Scirocco GT has now been released for order by Volkswagen. Yet its emissions are a mere 139g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2). Tags: Green cars Latest news Volkswagen Scirocco GT Volkswagen Scirocco VW VW Scirocco.

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