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Citroen C1 fleet drive down emissions for G4S

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In an effort to cut the emissions of its fleet, G4S Utility Services-the UK''s largest supplier of data collection and meter reading services-has taken delivery of 437 new Citroen C1 city cars. With emissions from just 99g/km CO2, and real-world economy reported to be around 53mpg, the company''s [.].

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Singapore introducing stiff new feebate scheme for low carbon cars

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To help car buyers make informed decisions, the CO2/km performance data for each car model is available on mandatory Fuel Economy Label (FEL) information labels affixed on cars that are on sale in showrooms. 101 to 120. 121 to 140. 141 to 160. 161 to 210. 211 to 230. 231 to 250. 251 to 270. 271 and above.

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Singapore considers Model S EV a high carbon emission vehicle based on fuel consumption and upstream power generation

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In the US, the fueleconomy.gov website, the official US government online source for fuel economy information, enables users to calculate the upstream GHG emissions from power generation based on location, for use in estimating the full carbon footprint of an EV. Rebates/Surcharges. Surcharges. Others, however, qualified for the rebate.

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Hyundai Unveils New 1.6L Gamma GDI, 3.3 Lambda GDI Engines; New Verna

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The new sub-compact, Hyundai’s third China-exclusive model, is built on an all-new platform at the company’s plant in Beijing and is targeted at China’s strategically important C1 segment. Fuel economy is rated 5.7 with Fuel Economy Package). Featuring all-aluminium construction for weight-saving, the 1.6L kW (106 hp) and 135.4

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ALABC lead-acid UltraBattery Civic hybrid surpasses 100,000 miles of fleet duty

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Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. DOE researchers attributed the significant fuel economy reduction for May, June, and July as most likely being due to significant mountain driving and the likely use of the vehicle’s air conditioning. Source: DOE. Click to enlarge.

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UCLA engineers develop new metabolic pathway for more efficient conversion of glucose into biofuels; possible 50% increase in biorefinery yield

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The wasted CO 2 leads to a significant decrease in carbon yield, the researchers observed, which results in a major impact on the overall economy of biorefinery and the carbon efficiency of cell growth. However, re-fixing the lost CO 2 would incur energetic and kinetic costs. —Bogorad et al.

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

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The 10 cars up for contention for the 2009 Award included: the Citroen C1 ev’ie electric, Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric, Toyota iQ, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic, third-generation Toyota Prius hybrid, Volvo S40/V50 DRIVe start-stop, new Honda Insight hybrid, VW Passat BlueMotion 2, BMW 318d saloon, and the Citroen C3 Picasso compact-MPV.

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