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BMW joins the sub-100g/km CO2 club for the first time

Green Cars News

A new longer and wider BMW 1 Series will slash emissions below 100g/km CO2-allowing the marque’s models the first chance to roam through London without paying the Congestion Charge.

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200 electric cars included in Olympic fleet

Green Cars News

BMW and LOCOG, the London 2012 organising committee, has today revealed full details of the London 2012 fleet. The diverse fleet covers not only cars but also motorcycles and bicycles, with the average CO2 emissions of the fleet at just 116g/km it beats the target set down by the organising committee.

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BMW eDrive Zones for PHEVs now available in 138 European cities

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group is introducing its innovative eDrive Zones in another 20 European cities, including Copenhagen, Verona and Toulouse. A total of 138 cities in Europe are now benefiting from this technology; BMW expects to roll out the service in at least another 30 cities worldwide in the coming year. Pölten, Toulouse and Verona.

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

Green Cars News

The new Prius was chosen from a short-list of 10 green car finalists which were test-driven at Imperial College, London, by six of the UK’s leading green transport and environmental experts. The title of WhatGreenCar Car of the Year 2009 has been awarded to the ‘next generation’ Toyota Prius, due to be launched in the UK on 1 st August 2009.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The introduction of affordable noise management systems offers multiple benefits to manufacturers and consumers alike, achieving eco-friendly optimization of vehicle weight reductions and improved CO2 emissions. I didnt know what else to tell him other than, "I hadnt thought about that".

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