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China iCET releases 2014 Green Car China report ranking mainstream cars by green and health impacts

Green Car Congress

Only hybrids performed very well on both the green rating and the smog index. China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) recently released its 2014 Green Car China Annual Report , an evaluation of mainstream vehicles on sale in China by their lifecycle impacts and their health impacts. Green rating.

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Green Car Preview: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Concepts & Production Models

Green Car Reports

The 2014 Geneva Motor Show is almost upon us, and true to form there''s much higher green car content than at other recent shows. This year includes everything from production city cars through fuel-efficient.'

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Paris Motor Show Roundup: Electric, Hybrid, And Other Green Cars

Green Car Reports

The 2014 Paris Motor Show this week kicked off the annual global parade of new production cars and concepts, and several notable green cars made their debuts. Demonstrating the breadth of green-car.' Autumn is here, and so is auto-show season.

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Small, Obscure, Green Cars At The 2014 Geneva Motor Show

Green Car Reports

Major manufacturer launches are only one part of the annual Geneva Motor Show. Tear yourself away from the glitzy stands and the smiling girls who recline against the newest launches, and a host of smaller companies showing eco-friendly concepts is always present.

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2014 Chicago Auto Show: Green-Car Preview

Green Car Reports

Chicago isn''t as big as some annual auto shows, and at this year''s show green vehicles are a little thin on the ground--March''s Geneva Motor Show will provide more to that effect. Nevertheless there are a few significant vehicles set to appear in Chicago, so we''ve pieced together a green car preview to bring you the latest details.

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Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel

Green Car Reports

The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel is a somewhat daring car, and one that diesel fans have been urging a U.S. It''s the first diesel-engined passenger vehicle sold by General Motors since 1986, and it''s a fully modern car with the latest in emissions control systems. maker to sell for years, if not decades.

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BMW i8 beats Mercedes S 500 PHEV, Golf GTE to win World Green Car award in New York

Green Car Congress

The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) was named the World Green Car at the World Car Awards in New York. Its battery-electric sibling, the BMW i3, took the same award in 2014. The BMW i8 was also one of the finalists in the category World Luxury Car at the World Car Awards.

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