Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2009
The latter, which include ethanol from woody crops, had substantially lower energy requirements and greenhouse gas emissions compared to first-generation biofuels such as ethanol produced from sugar beet, she said. The Czech Republic, meanwhile, is also a major supporter of renewable energy.
Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2009
The project was coordinated by UJV, a leading research institution in the Czech Republic. Factoring in regenerative braking as well, the system enables energy savings of more than 50% compared to a conventional diesel bus, according to Proton, while being emissions-free in operation. Proton Motor supplied the propulsion system.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 5, 2009
Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006. Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA).
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
The report found that strict new emissions laws are having a strong effect on the availability of cleaner cars, but wealth, motoring taxes, fuel prices and consumer attitudes, which vary wildly from country to country across Europe, have much more of an effect on how clean a car is chosen.&#. League table results: Ranking 2008.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2010
The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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