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What would it take to make you drive greener? The Green Piece.

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Tuesday 2 August 2011. The Green Piece Column. From avoiding harsh acceleration and braking, to driving at 56mph where legally possible, there are a host of ways to bring [.]. Most of us will have read various tips on how to drive in a more economical manner in a bid to reduce emissions and save fuel.

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More states follow California’s clean car standards

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The state clean standards meanwhile, will apply from model years 2009-2011 allowing compliance across the 14 states to expand the averaging pool for determining compliance. From 2012 onwards, the new national standards would be deemed to reflect the state standards and the auto industry would dismiss its legal challenges.

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Interview with Dr. Wolfgang Schneider, Ford of Europe

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At Ford we have recently announced an electric Ford Focus will be available in the USA during 2011 and if all goes well I wouldn’t be surprised to see a similar announcement for Europe but we aren’t sure yet. TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk caught up with Dr. Wolfgang Schneider at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2009.

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