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APRIL 28, 2013

Check your calendars – it’s April 29, 2013. That means we’re officially less than two months away from new rules being implemented for the London Congestion Charge. As of June 28, 2013, the only vehicles that will qualify to be completely exempt from the charge will be those emitting 75g/km of CO2 or less. However, [.].

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JANUARY 10, 2014

The Renault Zoe and Lexus IS 300h have been named the safest cars in their respective classes for 2013 in Euro NCAP’s end-of-year list. Renault’s all-electric Zoe was the highest scoring Supermini in Euro NCAP crash tests last year while Lexus’ IS 300h, which emits 99g/km of CO2, came out tops in [.]. Lexus Renault'

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Carmakers in Europe are on track to hit their 2015 and 2020 targets for average fleet CO2 emissions, a new report from the Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals. The new ‘How Clean are Europe’s Cars 2013’ report charts the fall in average emission levels of new cars sold in Europe last yea[.].

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. It is set to debut in 2013.

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based start-up, Hybrid Kinetic Motors (HK Motors) has announced plans to construct a new green-vehicle manufacturing plant in Baldwin County, Alabama in the US. The firm has set an ambitious target of offer a full-range of hybrid vehicles with production set to start by 2013.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Mercedes-Benz hit new lows in 2013 – reaching an average of 134g/km CO2 of all its cars sold, putting it among the highest achievers in terms of cutting CO2, according to the latest sales data. That’s not bad when you consider that the industry leader, Renault achieves an average of 115.9g/km km and mo[.].

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Tuesday 24 September, 2013. The Green Piece Column. Hybrid cars The Green Piece' Imagine a city where every vehicle on the road is powered by electricity or a plug-in hybrid.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Tuesday, February 12, 2013. The Green Piece Scotland has some really ambitious targets for reducing CO2 emissions and for increasing the use of renewable energy sources. But could such policies help Scotland help it achieve independence from the UK?

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Hyundai’s new, refreshed ix35 compact SUV arrives in the UK from September 1, 2013, promising emissions from just 138g/km CO2 and priced from just £16,995-lower than the current model’s starting price. Entering a highly competitive market, the new Hyundai model will face rivals including the Sko[.].

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JULY 7, 2009

Achieve forty miles per gallon or cut carbon dioxide emissions to an average of 140g/km - that’s the target that has been set by the South Korean Presidential Committee on Green Growth. Despite the fact that average CO2 emissions in the country in 2007 stood at 201g/km, the committee has set this ambitious target for 2015.

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MARCH 5, 2014

Tuesday 4 March, 2013. The Green Piece Column. While deciding to take action against the UK for its failings on air pollution, caused mainly by the proliferation of diesel vehicles on our roads, the EU has also agreed to weaken CO2 legislation for the car industry in recent weeks. First the EU a[.].

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

November 12, 2013. The Green Piece Column. Volvo-the brand is almost a lesson in contradiction-it has some of the most ambitious plans for environmental performance-with an aim to be effectively zero emission, yet is also lagging behind many rivals in cutting CO2 emissions in recent years, accordi[.]. Volvo The Green Piece'

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

litre EcoBoost engine has won another prize, this time been crowned winner of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) Automotive Innovation award 2013. Using now controversial turbocharging, the engine achieves a low CO2 emission rating yet also r[.]. Ford’s already highly acclaimed 1.0

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

The two organisations will work to promote the use of electric vehicles in the Catalan capital after Barcelona made environmental sustainability a key policy initiative through the use of renewable sources of energy and a reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

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MAY 15, 2011

As it aims to achieve a neutral CO2 balance across its entire mobility chain, Audi will begin series production of compressed natural gas models that will be powered by e-gas – that is synthetic methane created via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis with renewable electricity – starting in 2013.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The engineers behind the Honda Civic’s new sub-100g/km diesel engine have spoke out on the thinking behind its development. Available from January 2013, the 1.6-litre litre diesel unit will combine an impressive 120PS power output with CO2 emissions of 94g/km and a combined fuel economy of 78.5mpg.

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

This was again increased from three to four per cent earlier this year with the increase to five per cent originally scheduled for 2013. It is expected that using biodiesel as a substitute to regular diesel should reduce CO2 emissions by 62million tons from 2008 to 2017.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Nevertheless, he moved to reassure those with environmental concerns by pointing out that transport fuels will be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme and that a Road Users Charges exemption will apply to electric vehicles until 2013 with a grant for biodiesel production until 2012. km to 203.8g/km km in the first half of this year.

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JULY 5, 2009

The development of electric cars is a marathon not a sprint - that’s the verdict of Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn as he announced the introduction of the company’s first electric vehicles based on the Up! new small family in 2013.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced an ambitious target to use 30 per cent renewable materials in place of plastics all its cars by 2013. . The group announced the objective as part of a review of its ‘green materials plan’ set up last year.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine. “With the 2.0-litre

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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. P11d value**.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Riversimple shot to fame in June 2009 when they unveiled arguably the most exciting development for British green car technology yet; the two-seater Riversimple hydrogen prototype. Q:With 30 gms per km (well to wheel) predicted CO2 rating, the Urban Car sure sounds impressive, but is a on-board hydrogen tank really efficient?

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APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. See our frequent comments at our news archive.

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