Remove Carbon Remove CO2 Remove Green Cars Remove Tax
article thumbnail

UK motorists split on CO2-related tax breaks

Green Cars News

It seems that motorists could not be more evenly split on whether it is fair to base vehicle excise duty (VED, commonly referred to as “road tax”) on the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) a car produces. A recent survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM, logo pictured) revealed that 50 per cent think [.].

CO2 54
article thumbnail

France to increase penalties for high pollution vehicles

Green Cars News

Franceis taking a revised approach to its green car incentives from January. It will raise the purchase tax incentives for lower carbon cars and increase the penalties for high pollution vehicles.

article thumbnail

Report predicts significant fall in vehicle emissions

Green Cars News

Eighty per cent of European vehicle sales will be in the less than 150g/km CO2 emission band by 2015: that’s the verdict of a new report from Frost & Sullivan entitled “Implementation Roadmap of CO2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption”.

article thumbnail

Green cars are good but reducing car use is better

Green Cars News

The UK Energy Research Centre has launched an extensive review of policies that could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and finds that in addition to promoting electric cars policies must play a big role in helping drivers leave their cars at home. Tags: Green cars Latest news UK Energy Research Centre.

article thumbnail

New emission labelling receives backing

Green Cars News

Plans to extend the carbon dioxide (CO2) and fuel economy labelling scheme to used cars has been welcomed by HPI. “Increasingly, motorists are becoming aware that better environmental performance also means lower running costs and lower road tax,&# he said.

article thumbnail

Tesla CEO: Gas prices should be $10 a gallon

Green Cars News

Describing himself as anti-tax but pro-carbon tax, Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk risked the backlash of US motorists by declaring that petrol should probably cost $10 a gallon. With the US auto industry in disarray, Tesla’s focus on premium green cars has emerged as a bright spark.

Price 39
article thumbnail

Nissan announces green programme progression

Green Cars News

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make progress on its Nissan Green Program 2010 mid-term environmental plan and has now announced an update in its status - along with the announcement of a clean-diesel engine for the Japanese market. Now it will introduce a clean-diesel engine into the Japanese market in spring 2010.

Nissan 36