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New pro_cee’d with emissions from 100g/km CO2

Green Cars News

Kia’s new pro_cee’d is available to order from today, with emissions from as little as 100g/km CO2. GDi petrol and a 1.6 Two engines will be available, a 1.6 CRDi turbodiesel with Intelligent Stop & Go (ISG) and there’s a choice of two trim levels. The three-door hatchback is also available with either a six-speed [.].

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France December 2020

EV Sales

Looking at last month Best Sellers, if the winner was the usual Renault Zoe, below it, there was a surprise, with the Peugeot models taking the month off, as the French brand had already complied with the EU's 2020 CO2 rules, the 208 EV runner-up spot was up for grabs, and the taker of it was the VW ID.3, Mmmm.discuss.

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The importance of wheel size to CO2 emissions

Green Cars News

Kia revealed prices of the new cee’d this week. litre petrol engine looks an [.]. Starting from £14,395, it’s not as cheap as the old one, but it has a lot more equipment and it’s a much better car. Sounds like a good deal to me. Particularly as it’s much more efficient than before too: the 1.6-litre

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Hyundai-Kia takes hybrid programme forward

Green Cars News

Keep your eyes on Korean manufacturer Hyundai-Kia which is determined not to be forgotten in the green car race. The company has developed its first, independent continuously variable transmission (CVT) for application in the Hyundai Elantra LPI Hybrid and the Kia Forte LPI Hybrid.

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Kia Motors launches hybrid electric vehicle

Green Cars News

Car manufacturers continue to jump on the hybrid car bandwagon, and now you can add Kia Motors to the list. It has fuel economy of 42mpg with petrol equivalent fuel economy at 51mpg. Its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are just 99g/km.

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What Are The Benefits of Driving an Electric Car?

Drive Electric

Take the incredibly popular Kia E-Niro 2 for example. The RAC Foundation reports it currently costs – on average – around £80 to fill up a vehicle with petrol or diesel (based on a 55 litre fuel tank). It’s more expensive to fill up with petrol once, than it is to charge an electric car eight times.

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CO2 standards need to match Europe, US and should be linked to EV incentives: EV Council

EV Central

The Electric Vehicle Council is calling for EV incentives to be linked to fuel efficiency standards as it ramps up its pressure on the Federal Government to introduce CO2 emissions standards. CO2 standards are key to that, according to Jafari. “We The key to any CO2 standards lies with the Federal Government.

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