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Ford Fiesta Econetic Diesel Offers Lower Fuel Consumption than Prius in Australian Combined Cycle Testing; Prius Still Offers Lowest CO2

Green Car Congress

Australia’s GoAuto notes that the new Ford Fiesta Econetic diesel ( earlier post ), with fuel consumption of 3.7 mpg US) under the Australian combined fuel test cycle, offers lower fuel consumption than the third-generation Prius, with 3.9 Vehicle Fuel Fuel consumption (L/100km) CO 2 Air pollution*. L/100km (63.6 Urban Extra.

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Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

Baua Electric

Read more Tata Motors has opposed Toyota’s appeal for tax reduction on hybrid cars, claiming that they are more polluting than electric vehicles and should not be given a tax advantage. Hybrid cars see higher tax incidence in India compared to their pure petrol counterparts, despite emitting lower pollutants into the environment.

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Plugs on Priuses, Jaguar I-Pace debut, Bolt EV battery opened, electric Hyundai Kona: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

What institution disavowed its own study, cited by the EPA, that claimed older diesels emitted no more pollutants than newer ones with sophisticated exhaust emssion-treatment systems? Which new electric luxury crossover utility beat Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz to the punch in targeting Tesla? This is our look back at the Week In.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

Multiple recent studies have shown that in the real world, plug-in hybrids pollute much more than their labels would indicate – though still less than pure-fossil vehicles – both because they overstate their capabilities in electric-only mode and because people simply don’t plug them in. The problem is… that doesn’t happen.

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Oxford University Study Finds Downscaling of Vehicle Size and Weight the Best Way to Reduce Transport GHG Emissions in the Short Term

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An new study from the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University suggests that best way to reduce transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the short term is a “drastic downscaling of both size and weight” of conventional gasoline and diesel cars. —Future of Mobility Roadmap. Myth Busting.

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On the Horizon

Plug In Partners

Practically every automaker on the planet is being forced to make cars and trucks that pollute less and go farther on a tank of fuel. It already has the Prius and five other hybrids selling in the U.S. A s this story from Business Week states, the rivalry in low carbon cars is heating up. Toyota ( TM ). Honda ( HMC ).

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. However they also retain the ability to travel long distances when utilizing the existing gas or diesel refueling infrastructure. 2008.03.20 - New rechargeit.blogspot.com about PHEVs.

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