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Nissan announces green programme progression

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Nissan estimates that the CO2 emissions of all new vehicles in 2050 would need to be reduced by 90 per cent compared to 2000 levels and as a result Nissan is reviewing its road map for emissions of new vehicles. Tags: Green cars Latest news Nissan Nissan 2010 mid-term environmental plan Nissan Green Program.

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Toyota Prius T Spirit 2009 road test

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The world’s first mass market hybrid car first went on sale in Europe in 2000. Toyota Prius lease prices Toyota Prius new and nearly new car prices. Couple that with an 89g/km CO2 figure (£0 road tax for the foreseeable future) and the Prius becomes an even more tempting proposition. Are you ready for over 70mpg?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit. in 2000 to 0.7

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. He's also a contributing editor to Car and Driver , and is the editor of Green Car Reports. It doesn't cover the whole thing, but you do get a chunk of it back as a tax credit. in 2000 to 0.7

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break. Companies can not sell engineering prototypes in which the company got R&D tax breaks in developing the product. Posted by: Joe | Apr 13, 2009 11:27:11 PM The government gets no tax money on electric vehicles. We are addicted to the gasoline tax both at the State and Federal level.

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