Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Several studies have shown that biofuel production can be increased without a significant increase in acreage, but the debate has only been made all the more tempestuous by the 2007-2008 world food price crises. There are concerns too about soil erosion and deforestation.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Nevertheless, the show retains its importance for home-grown manufacturers and with Japanese Government incentives centring on low-emission cars it’s no surprise to see this year’s event adopt a green theme.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

In 2007 GM spokesman Scott Fosgard told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that by 2012 there will be about 10,000 hydrogen vehicles on the market from a variety of companies. DaimlerChrysler, for example, predicted the industry would be selling 100,000 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) by 2004. I don't think so.

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

Anyone who thought that electric cars were ready to take over on the UK’s roads needs to think again, with new sales figures revealing that their popularity has slumped. According to The Guardian, sales of new electric cars in the UK dropped by 90 per cent from their peak of 397 units in 2007, to [.].

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JULY 13, 2010

The proposals follow on from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which [.]. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news advanced biofuels biomass-based diesel cellulosic biofuels renewable fuel US Environmental Protection Agency.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Cumulative sales of Toyota hybrids worldwide have actually reached 2.68million units although sales have declined from their peak in 2007 of 347,500 units outside Japan. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Toyota japan Toyota hybrid cars Toyota hybrid vehicles Toyota Prius. However, [.].

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MAY 9, 2010

The strategy builds on the existing 2007 strategy to reduce CO 2 emissions from passenger cars and light-duty commercial vehicles, and complements ongoing and planned activities to decarbonize transport and to reduce their environmental impacts. Standardization. A European strategy on clean and energy efficient vehicles”.

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JUNE 17, 2010

Since 2007, Alberta companies that produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions [.]. The money comes from Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation, which is in itself is supplied by the Government of Alberta which collects it from industry.

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2011

Green car start-up, Green Vehicles has folded as the firm failed to secure further investment. The Salinas, California based firm started in 2007, had two electric vehicle prototypes which were supposed to be going into full production later this year. Despite $2.5

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

The Committee wants the documents in the possession of Dimitrious Biller, who served as the National Managing Counsel for Toyota’s American operation from 2003-2007, [.].

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The waiver applies to new cars and light trucks built from the model year 2007 onwards – with a decision on the use of E15 in model year 2001-2006 vehicles to be made [.]. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news E10 E15 Environmental Protection Agency EPA ethanol blends ethanol in gasoline ethanol in petrol.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2009

was established in 2006 and launched at the Eden Project ‘Sexy Green Car Show’ in 2007 showing the Axon edition Caterham 7 which achieved 109 mpg US (2.2 The Axon 8080 gasoline city car was released at the 2008 Eden Car Show. Axon Automotive Ltd. Axon Automotive Ltd. L/100km) at the Shell Ecomarathon race.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2016

However, it was the “Park Assist” Gen 1 system presented in the Touran in 2007 that marked a foundational point in the commercial development of the technology. At a recent visit to Volkswagen’s Ehra proving ground (Prüfgelände Ehra), Green Car Congress had the opportunity to see a prototype of trained parking in action.

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JULY 18, 2009

Green car drivers are more responsible about the environment, keep their speed in check to keep fuel consumption low and are therefore less likely to have accidents. As a result, their car insurance premiums should be lower, right? The theory is simple isn’t it?

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 28, 2013

Turn the clock back to 2007… series 12, episode seven of British cult motoring TV show Top Gear. It was during that episode that James May got behind the wheel of the Honda FCX Clarity, one of the world’s first hydrogen cars, and responded by labelling it “the future of the car” and “the most import[.]. Green Hero'

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 26, 2012

With vehicle demand having slumped by 20 per cent in Western Europe since 2007, Ford has announced several plant closures: it will close its vehicle assembly plant in Southampton, which currently builds [.]. American carmaker Ford has decided to take drastic action as it prepares for dramatic losses in Europe – in the region of $1.5billion.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Automotive engineers are developing more advanced and efficient technologies and seven of the nine highest selling marketing groups increased fuel economy from 2007-2008. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news carbon dioxide emissions EPA fuel economy US Environmental Protection Agency vehicle fuel economy.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Our love affair with the car may have ‘peaked’ new research suggests, as it reveals that average driver mileage has changed little over the last ten years. The ‘On the Move’ report, commissioned by the RAC Foundation, found that an overall levelling off average mileage between 1995 and 2007 masked large differences between men and [.].

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JULY 17, 2014

With the current, second-generation Fabia first launched in 2007, the Fabia is well due a new model. Skoda has revealed a first sketch of what it says its new generation Fabia will look like. It looks like the replacement’s new design could be a more sporty look; like its SEAT sister uses for [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2009

per cent in 2007. In China, by contrast, oil consumption increased by three per cent in 2008 though this was down from a five per cent increase in 2007 and an eight per cent rise on average since 2001. Using recently published data from BP, it found that emissions increased by 1.7 per cent in 2008, compared to 3.3

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Green Cars News

MAY 12, 2014

The car giant’s fleet of 119 test vehicles, which make up its Project Driveway programme have been driven by more than 5,000 motorists, since its launch in 2007. [.]. Chevrolet Fuel Cells Hydrogen cars Editor Pick'

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2013

EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard introduced in 2007, requires fuel refiners[.]. The US is in the grips of a biofuel dispute, as the American Petroleum Institute (API) calls for a halt to a federal biofuel mandate increase for 2014, expressing concern that the policy could cause serious economic problems. Biofuels'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 9, 2012

It’s not a resounding recommendation for hybrid cars: according to a new industry analysis, only 35 per cent of hybrid car owners would choose a hybrid again. Even though the selection of hybrid models has more than doubled in the USA since 2007; a recent analysis by Polk shows that if Toyota Prius (pictured) owners [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 5, 2013

Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, seen by the AA, show that in 2007, fuel stations sold 22.9 Green credentials diesel fuel petrol' Forecourts in the UK are dispensing 3.5 billion fewer litres of fuel than five years ago, according to new research by the AA. billion litres of petrol.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

A 2007 report issued by the Transportation Finance Commission stated: “ The cost of this neglect will be felt in our regional economy and in our way of life. Business as usual will not suffice. ”. Authorizing “Complete Streets” Initiative to encourage bicycling and walking.

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JULY 22, 2009

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. In a companion study for the same period, it was also found that the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per driver from these new vehicles were lower in each month compared to October 2007.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2013

Farmer Robin Betts of Winterdale Cheesemakers [pictured] had been churning out cheese since 2007 but the introduction of the fully electric hatchback to the business’ daily operations and the ability to recharge using solar energy has made the cheese it produces fully [.].

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JULY 5, 2013

One of the biggest car rental firms in the world, Avis Budget Group estimates that it has offset 198,578 tonnes of CO2 since it signed an agreement with global offsetting firm, CarbonNeutral back in 2007. Green credentials' The rental services firm, which operates from 10,000 locations in 175 countries, expects to o[.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

In fact, in the fiscal year from 2007-2008 more than 45,000 models were sold around the world. Now, Porsche is working on a Cayenne Hybrid which it hopes will lead its emergence in the high performance green car sector. The Cayenne S Hybrid will reach showrooms in 2010.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

Planning for the lab began in December 2007 with construction beginning in August 2008. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors Global Battery Systems Lab GM. The lab spans some 33,000sq ft and will include a team of more than 1,000 engineers.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2013

A research Chevrolet fuel cell car has just topped 100,000 miles of real-world driving experience as part of GM’s projects to test hydrogen-powered cars. One of the vehicles used in the 2007 Project Driveway programme, the car was first used by Walt Disney’s studio in Burbank, California, where it[.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 25, 2009

If you thought that the surge of green car innovations and the economic crisis would help to drive down emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane last year, then think again. parts per million increases in 2007. This means that for every million molecules of air, an additional 2.1

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MAY 21, 2009

The standards, which will apply to model years 2012-2016, will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5mpg in 2016 (39mpg for cars, 30mpg for trucks) - approximately 250 grams CO2/mile. This speeds up the initial CAFE programme target set by the EISA 2007 which specified a minimum of 35mpg by 2020.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

After a hiatus of more than four years, Honda will restart production of mini cars for Japan. The company stopped making cars with engine displacements of 660cc or less back in June 2007 and instead farmed out production to Yachiyo Industry Co, one of its subsidiaries. Since that decision its sales have tumbled in the [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Thai eco-car policy became effective on October 1 and is designed to help Thailand cross the two million units per year production mark through the support of eco cars as a product champion. 94 and Reg.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

Following a review of recommendations in December 2008, the EPA identified areas based on air quality monitoring from 2005-2007 but these were never published and were placed under review. So, as the 2008 air quality data is the most recent, the EPA has used this to make its final designations.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

In January 2007, Volvo and energy supplier Vattenfall launched a joint project aimed at testing and developing plug-in technology and established the V2 Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Partnership. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Volvo. The company has been working towards plug-in technology for more than two years.

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