Green Cars News

AUGUST 2, 2010

Toyota is launching a new plan to ensure that its cars aren’t the only things which are as green as possible. The Japanese carmaker has issued a new 8-step environmental strategy to help save energy and reduce emissions across its retail network too, so that you can buy a green car from a green centre. [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2012

The UK’s ‘most affordable new car’ just got even easier to buy with the launch of a new offer. Available for as little as £5,995 and VAT free until September 30, 2012, the new Suzuki Alto is now one of the easiest ways to buy a low-emission new car. Benefitting from recent revision, the new [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2009

For some time there has been strong calls for this kind of data to be readily available to the van buying sector and now those calls have been answered with the simple to user online service. The database makes for interesting reading, with the Ford Fiesta Van coming out top of the results with CO2 emissions of only 110g/km for their 1.4

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 30, 2009

Though details of the scheme were never confirmed it was believed it would have meant that importers of less fuel efficient vehicles would have had to buy credits, whereas the more fuel efficient vehicles would have been rewarded credits. Tags: Green cars Latest news fuel economy fuel economy standard New Zealand. km to 203.8g/km

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The report asked motorists what sort of car they would buy when the recession is over and the economy is back to normal. Suggestions were that even in an optimistic climate, car owners plan to remain prudent. A third of car buyers said they would be looking for better fuel consumption, while a fifth wants lower road tax.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 4, 2009

The green car race is not restricted to vehicle manufacturers desperate to steal a march on their rivals – it’s also apparent that some of the leading nations are battling to be the first to have infrastructure in place for the electrification of the automobile. It is hoped to have 100,000 vehicles by 2015.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 21, 2010

Buying a new car often means that the dealer will lavish you with data on areas like performance, economy and CO2 emissions, so you can choose your specifications. Buy what if you are buying used? How can you check if a used car is still environmentally friendly?

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. As the world’s largest passenger car producer, Toyota continues to lead the field in research and testing a number of new technology vehicles. What is it that makes Toyota, a leader in the field of green car technology?

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Green Cars News

APRIL 22, 2009

. “The introduction of a vehicle scrappage scheme as announced in the Budget will boost the new car market, encourage consumers to get back into car showrooms, and reduce the likelihood of employee downsizing in this sector,&# he said. However, other industry analysts are less than convinced about the scheme’s merits.

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

As many as a fifth of Britain’s 34 million motorists are planning to buy an electric car within the next five years or would consider doing so. million drivers are thinking about buying a vehicle powered solely by batteries. Tags: Electric cars Cars electric plans RAC.

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2009

The author suggests that Mr Obama’s fuel efficiency proposals may worsen emissions of these harmful gases. Tags: Green cars Latest news Barack Obama national fuel efficiency standard national fuel standard Wall Street Journal. To read the article in full, click here.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2009

Environmentalists have dubbed the vehicle scrappage scheme “a bailout masquerading as a green initiative” and have slammed the Government for failing to tie the initiative to green cars. Ostensibly, the scrappage scheme has been presented as an incentive to buy less polluting cars and therefore reduce damage to the environment.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 21, 2009

By announcing the grant will commence in 2011, Mr. Hoon is actually inviting consumers to wait until 2011 to buy an electric car. This is clearly detrimental to the introduction of battery electric vehicles into the UK market and meeting its target of reducing CO2 emissions by 26 per cent by 2020.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

According to Hyundai, their dealers have been surprised by the array of cars which have been scrapped in exchange for more environmentally friendly i10 and i120s. Tony Whitehorn, Hyundai UK’s managing director, said: “Our experience shows the scrappage scheme has really caught the imagination of the car buying public.

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Green Cars News

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. Emissions g/km. Emissions g/km.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

But are its looks enough of a reason to buy it? As you’d expect from a car with 10 engine options, there’s a wide range of fuel consumption figures and CO2 emissions, from the 37.2mpg and 178g/km of the tubocharged 2.0-litre The car we tested returns respectable figures for a 2.0-litre

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

The scheme was launched to the automotive trade in early August and so far over 1,000 dealers have signed-up with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) to take part and display the label on cars that they sell. Dealers can choose only to label cars up to two years old, or to label older cars manufactured as far back as 1st March 2001.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

As well as understanding green driving techniques, younger drivers are more likely to car share than other age group, helping to cut congestion and CO2 emissions. The report showed though, that young drivers aged between 17-24 years old are fast emerging as a positive influence in changing long-held driving habits.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The Department for Transport has today launched an advertising campaign aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from car use. Developed as part of the cross-Government ACT ON CO2 campaign, the advert aims to raise awareness of the impact of car travel on CO2 emissions and ways in which drivers can play their part in reducing this.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Both ministers drove a MINI E electric car at the event as they announced plans to support motorists by providing help worth £2000-£5000 towards buying their first electric or plug-in hybrid car when they hit the showrooms. Based on the current MINI Hatch, the car is available as a two-seater.

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APRIL 21, 2009

People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( People wont buy a full car.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The green car race may have been dominated by Japanese and German manufacturers to date, with American automakers playing catch-up, but now it is the French who are fighting back with Peugeot, Citroen and Renault all revealing a greener outlook…. The green car race: the French are coming.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? doesnt matter because when the average electric car stops, it stops for a long while.

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