Green Cars News

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Generally, any alternative energy form that can help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and limit our reliance on fossil fuels is well-received. Biofuels are generally accepted to improve net carbon output, even when local air pollution from the production of biodiesel is taken into account. Aren’t biofuels climate friendly?

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

Car club members in the UK play a key role in reducing congestion, parking problems and carbon emissions according to a report published by TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) this week. Highlights: A reduction in cars: Each car club vehicle replaced 23 cars on average.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

The 2008 members managed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 120,000 tonnes. Tags: Green cars Latest news co2 emissions freight transportation KNEG Logistics and Transport Fair vehicle emissions. “Now the results are starting to show, and they make a difference,&# he said.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make progress on its Nissan Green Program 2010 mid-term environmental plan and has now announced an update in its status - along with the announcement of a clean-diesel engine for the Japanese market. Now it will introduce a clean-diesel engine into the Japanese market in spring 2010.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2009

The German manufacturer claims it has been able to deliver significant improvements in its fleet carbon dioxide emissions over the last several years and according to its statistics, the average fuel consumption of all BMW and MINI vehicles registered in Germany in 2008 is 5.9l/km km (40mpg) with an average CO2 rating of 158g/km.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Biofuels could have doubled the carbon dioxide emissions of the fossil fuels they replace - equivalent to putting half a million extra cars on the road - since a new law adding them to UK fuel came in a year ago, new research published by Friends of the Earth shows. million tonnes of extra carbon dioxide emissions.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2009

More than 2,600 Mercedes Benz Atego medium-duty trucks with the automatic start/stop system were sold in the first half of 2009 - that’s an increase of about 1,500 units or 130 per cent compared to the total for the whole of 2008. Indeed 2,000 of the vehicles were sold in Germany alone, an increase of 110 per cent compared to 2008.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 16, 2009

It was launched in 2008 and has already enjoyed 60,000 orders and is sold in 34 countries. Tags: Fiat Green cars Latest news Fiat MiTo Fiat MultiAir system. The MultiAir system, which was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show last year, is seen as a versatile technology that can be applied to all petrol engines.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

An analysis by the Nikkei revealed that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from four Japanese steelmakers had slumped by 11.1 per cent in the last fiscal year from fiscal 1990 – while those from five major car markers were 39 per cent lower.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

It was the top-selling Chrysler group vehicle outside North America in 2008, and now a new version of the Dodge Caliber will make an eagerly anticipated debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Tags: Chrysler Green cars Latest news.

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2009

Car club members in the UK play a key role in reducing congestion, parking problems and carbon emissions according to a report published by Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) this week. A reduction in cars: Each car club vehicle replaced 23 cars on average. Highlights include: ?

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Green Cars News

APRIL 3, 2011

It appears that the US is gradually winning its battle against greenhouse gas emissions after the US Energy Information Administration reported that there were 6,576million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent in 2009 – that’s a 5.8 per cent fall compared to the 2008 level.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2009

Following the announcement of the financial incentive scheme for electric and hybrid cars the smart ed* looks set to go from strength to strength. The top selling electric car in 2008, the smart ed continues to outsell the competition so far in 2009. Economical to run: 85.6

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

As the fastest growing segment of the market globally, the mini-car segment represents almost 10 per cent of the total European passenger car market – up from 6.5 per cent in 2008 and less than five per cent in 2005. The smaller of the units can power the car from 0-62mph in 15.5 So what does the Spark have to offer?

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2009

The UK needs to implement a step change to reduce carbon emissions, the first annual report from the Committee on Climate Change concludes. Reductions of 2-3 per cent pa will be required to meet the carbon budgets already set and therefore the UK needs to increase its pace of reduction. per cent per annum.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

The problem in the case of hybrid cars however, is that their emissions vary widely. Their outputs currently range from 89g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) to 219g/km of CO2. DRIVe with start/stop technology (pictured below) emits a mere 104g/km of CO2 and was recently named as the What Car? Its own S40 1.6

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

Carmakers reduced carbon emissions by wildly varying degrees last year with the best performers achieving four to five times larger cuts than the worst. per cent reductions to the average CO2 emissions for cars sold in Europe in 2008. per cent reductions to the average CO2 emissions for cars sold in Europe in 2008.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Over the last decade, UK automotive manufacturing facilities have cut CO2 emissions per vehicle by nearly half (40.9 Looking at the environmental and economic progress of the UK motor industry over the last decade, the report shows that from 1999 to 2008, the sector increased its turnover by 19 per cent to £52.5 billion – 10.6

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

Regular readers of The Green Piece Column will recall our article on the scrappage scheme back in June, where we put forward the idea that the scheme be tied to the greenest cars. According to a study by Clean Green Cars, vehicles traded under the scheme are almost never cars that would normally be traded in against a new car.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

It delivers 49bhp of power and has fuel consumption at 118mpg while emitting just 48g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the combined cycle. The Hybrid3 Evolution is a high powered version of the Hybrid3 Compressor that was originally unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

The Budget confirmed and built on the Chancellor’s measures in Budget 2008 and the Pre-Budget report by: Confirming the new rules on capital allowances linked to CO2 emissions. Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars. 16. * +3% for diesel cars.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The research, released on Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and named “Estimating US government subsidies to energy sources 2002-2008” , found that fossil fuels benefited from subsidies totalling $72million over this period compared to just $29billion for renewable fuels. Why is so much money dedicated to fossil fuels?

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

Everybody can reduce their emissions and driving costs by taking on board the driving tips on the Act on CO2 website and taking a smarter driving lesson. The event, which is supported by Act on CO2 and the Energy Saving Trust, will take place over two days. There would also be a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions,” he says.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

Across the six month period, which began on 21 October 2008, the Daily travelled a total of 7,040 km, consuming LBM at a rate of 24.6 The LBM powered Daily emitted just 2,771 kg of CO2 over this period, compared with 7,295 kg for the equivalent diesel model. litres/100km.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

Depending on how the electricity they use is produced in the different countries where they are driven, their well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions (equivalent carbon dioxide) can vary significantly. Concept, which was unveiled at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Kangoo be bop Z.E. It generates no emissions of CO2, smoke or particulates.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

utilizing these ideas and instructions in an attempting to enhance national security, reduce gas consumption, vehicle "emissions", your carbon footprint, or smog, you do so at your own risk & peril. Warranty: In performing some of these modifications you may void your warranty with the vehicles manufacturer.

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Green Cars News

MAY 25, 2009

According to preliminary estimates from the Energy Information Administration, US carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels decreased by 2.8 per cent in 2008 with transportation related emissions decreasing by around 5.2 per cent of the sector’s CO2 emissions followed by diesel fuel at 23.2 per cent.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Ian Robertson, Sales and Marketing Director of BMW Group AG, today joined Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon in Scotland as they launched the Government’s vision for ultra-low carbon transport in the UK. BMW has already established a number of key proposed partners for the UK trial.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. Batteries not ready.

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