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Toyota turns to Argentina

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We’re used to reading stories about carmakers moving into China and other major markets – but now Toyota is looking to tap into Argentina as it bids to expand its green car line-up.

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Electric race car travels from Alaska to Argentina

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An electric sports car has completed an epic journey from the outskirts Arctic Circle to the southern most tip of South America. The British team behind the Racing Green Endurance challenge finished their 26,000km journey yesterday after just 70 days.

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Are biofuels the answer for green cars? The Green Piece

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It predicts 35 per cent growth in the US; 30 per cent growth in Brazil; and substantial increases in areas including the Asia-Pacific region, France, Germany and Argentina. Global use of biofuels will more than double between 2009 and 2015 – that is the verdict of Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Centre (see article ).

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Surge in natural gas vehicles predicted

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Currently, the top five markets for natural gas vehicles are Pakistan, Argentina, Iran, India and Brazil with Pike Research anticipating that India will be the fastest growing market at a rate of 18.4 It has also forecast that the market will grow globally at a rate of 5.5 per cent to reach just over three million vehicles by 2015.

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First electric rally car takes on Dakar challenge

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The very first electric rally car is set to take part in the Dakar rally next year. Produced by Latvian motorsport engineering company OSC, the OSCar eO car will be the first to take on the gruelling 9000 km challenge. Travelling through Argentina, Chile and, for the first time, Peru, participants will take on challenging [.].

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Iveco brings electric prototype to Brazil

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The project has already attracted interest from large companies across both Brazil and Argentina with the first 10 Electric Dailys to be supplied to Itaipu Binacional and its associated companies. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news.

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Biofuel use predicted to double by 2015

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Major contributors to the growth of biofuels are expected to include Indonesia, France, China, Thailand, India, Columbia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Argentina; while Germany is expected to remain the largest producer of biofuels in Europe. Meanwhile, if India’s own projections are met, it could outpace Brazil in ethanol production by 2015.

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