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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Vauxhall’s range-extended Ampera is not just saving carbon emissions thanks to its unique drivetrain technology, it now has the chance to save lives too, as it takes on the role in the ambulance service. Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust will be the first NHS Trust to trial the plug-in petrol/electric car, to see how ultra-low [.].

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Almost all cars and vans on the road will be ultra-low emission vehicles by 2050-at least that is the vision of a new Government report revealed at the Low Carbon Vehicle show in Bedfordshire on Wednesday (September 4, 2013). Consigning traditional petrol and diesel-only cars to the history book[.].

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Perhaps its indicative of the Toyota Prius’s standing in the green car world that it is seen as the standard bearer that most new vehicles aim to surpass. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Toyota Australia GoTo Ford Fiesta Ford Fiesta ECOnetic fuel efficiency Toyota Prius.

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JUNE 21, 2009

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.

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JULY 26, 2009

Ford Australia will invest A$230million into a number of environmentally focused projects including the first global rear-wheel drive application of the company’s turbocharged, petrol direct-injection 2.0l Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Ford Australia Ford Falcon Ford Territory.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Volkswagen has lowered the entry price and carbon emissions of its iconic Beetle. petrol 105PS six-speed manual model). More than £1,400 has been hacked off the Beetle’s minimum asking price to £15,195 (for the 1.2L The cleanest available Beetle now emits 113 g/km of CO2, 12 per cent less than before. This new 1.6-litre

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AUGUST 24, 2012

Nissan has teamed up with Elle magazine to produce a special limited edition of the popular city car. three-cylinder engines – a 80PS petrol or a punchier 98PS diesel. With carbon emissions of 99g/km and 115g/km [.]. The £12,000+ Micra Elle is based on the middle Acenta trim and comes with a choice of two 1.2L

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AUGUST 19, 2009

Some 19 months after being introduced as a concept, the 403hp prototype managed to reach speeds of 100mph without using any petrol as it made its way around the circuit during the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Fisker Fisker Karma Fisker Karma debut Mazda Raceway.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

A new project has set the ambitious goal of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30-40 per cent. Known as the HyBoost project, this two-year research programme announced recently by the Technology Strategy Board, aims to demonstrate a cost-effective, ultra-efficient petrol engine in a C-segment passenger car.

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JULY 2, 2009

It has some eye-catching environmental credentials emitting just 99g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) - that’s 90 per cent fewer emissions than the equivalent petrol-powered Elantra. LPG vehicles are already successful in the country with LPG only half the price of petrol.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2009

The C3, which was Citroen’s first production vehicle fitted with a stop-start system, will feature controlled weight and aerodynamics that contribute to its low fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emission levels. There are three HDI units available with the C3 (70, 90 and 110 DPFS) as well as four Euro5 petrol engines (1.1,

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

The report finds that only in an environment with technological breakthroughs, high oil prices and a high implicit or actual carbon price would biofuels be cost competitive with petrol [.].

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JUNE 20, 2009

The vehicle has some impressive environmental credentials - it emits 90 per cent fewer emissions than its equivalent standard petrol powered Elantra and qualifies as a Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle as it emits just 99g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2). Its fuel economy rating is 42mpg with a petrol equivalent economy of 51mpg.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

This uses a new balanced servo valve that delivers high accuracy in fuel injection quantity control as well as up to three per cent lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and up to 20 per cent fewer nitrogen oxide emissions. - Petrol engines: Chrysler plans to introduce the next generation Pentastar V6 in Q2 2010.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Manufacturers continue to make efforts to slash carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and now Citroen has introduced two new greener power plants to its C5 range. 16V THP 155hp petrol engine that replaces the out-going 2.0i 16V THP 155hp petrol provides 240Nm of torque at 1,400rpm as well as an eight per cent increase in power and an 18.5

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JUNE 16, 2009

litre turbocharged petrol engine equipped with the new MultiAir handling system. The MultiAir system, which was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show last year, is seen as a versatile technology that can be applied to all petrol engines. Tags: Fiat Green cars Latest news Fiat MiTo Fiat MultiAir system.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

The company will also offer methane and LPG units of the vehicle as well as a range of Euro 5 engines including a 1.3litre second-generation Multijet diesel and a 1.4litre petrol engine with MultiAir electro-hydraulic valve-timing. Similar results have been achieved where the system has been adopted with diesel engines.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Considered by many to be the ultimate eco-car, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation finally unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV as part of World Environment Day in Tokyo. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Mitsubishi Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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JULY 11, 2009

Hot on the heels of McDonald’s announcing it will install an electric vehicle charging station at one of its North Carolina restaurants (for more see our article ‘ McDonald’s embraces electric cars ‘), Burger King has jumped on the fast food green car bandwagon.

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JUNE 25, 2009

It seems like only a few days since Ford was granted $5.9billion in federal loans to help it develop and build the green cars of the future. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news Department of Energy funding Ford EcoBoost. In fact, come to think of it… it is only a few days.

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JULY 22, 2009

According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles.

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JULY 19, 2009

The diesel powerplant in the new E200 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY will have a displacement of 2143cc, and achieve around 42.8mpg with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions ranging from 137-145g/km. The saloon car will accelerate from 0-100km/h in 10.2 seconds and reach a top speed of 130mph.

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MARCH 29, 2011

Owners of the electric supercar model, the Tesla Roadster have now clocked up over 10 million miles and saved 500,000 gallons of petrol in the process. million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Running in over 30 countries, the 1500 Roadster models sold since the model was launched in 2008 have saved over 5.3 Silicon valley [.].

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JUNE 28, 2009

With oil prices surging in the summer of 2008, the annual increase in global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from oil, coal, gas and cement production appear to have halved according to preliminary estimates by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Who said no good has come from the global financial crisis? per cent in 2007.

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MAY 16, 2009

As part of its efforts to go green, Volkswagen is placing a clear emphasis on downsizing as it proved with two new engines at the 30 th Vienna Engine Symposium. The manufacturer has introduced a 1.2litre TSI petrol engine and a 1.6litre TDI diesel, both of which will be available to order with the new Polo and Golf later this year.

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JULY 8, 2009

The MP3 Hybrid achieves the power delivered from the petrol and electric units through a Ride-by-Wire System and when decelerating and braking, the management system recovers energy and accumulates it in the battery. There is also an ultra-quiet reverse mode, which can be used for parking or moving in and out of tight spaces.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

The successor of the old Megane, the Renault Fluence will be launched with a series of engines, with all diesel models having a carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rating of 119g/km and qualifying for the Renault eco2 signature. In total there will be two petrol versions: a 1.6 16V 110hp with automatic transmission; and a 2.0

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JULY 15, 2009

It has fuel economy of 42mpg with petrol equivalent fuel economy at 51mpg. Its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are just 99g/km. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Kia Latest news Kia Forte LPI Hybrid Kia Hybrid.

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JUNE 27, 2009

As part of the event, the company presented the capabilities of its Aerodynamic Test Centre and Aerolab, along with a new 3.0litre petrol unit that combines turbo-charging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC fully variable valve management. Tags: BMW Green cars Latest news efficientdynamics VALVETRONIC engine.

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JUNE 25, 2009

Of all those awarded funding from the Technology Strategy Board’s Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator Competition, perhaps it comes as less of a surprise to Toyota and its partner EDF Energy. Mayor of London Boris Johnson also sees Toyota as playing a key role in the trials.

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JULY 2, 2009

The fuel cells will be charged with hydrogen gas, which is then converted into electricity, water and carbon dioxide (CO2) via a chemical reaction. Compared with normal diesel or petrol powered engines, fuel cells produce much less CO2 and no emissions at all of particulates and nitrogen oxides.

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MAY 10, 2009

It is already on sale in the UK and delivers potential fuel savings up to 20 per cent in heavy urban traffic and a reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of eight per cent. Tags: Green cars Latest news Freelander land rover Land Rover Discovery Range Rover Range Rover Sport.

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APRIL 19, 2009

The group consists of oil developers Japan Petrol Exploration and INPEX Corp; engineering firms Chiyoda and Nippon Steel Engineering; refiners Nippon Oil and Cosmo Oil; as well as state-run energy researcher Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news gas-to-liquid Japan GTL Consortium.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Currently, BAF is converting 600 AT&T Ford E-Series vans to dedicated compressed natural gas technology, while T Baden Hardstaff is a service and technology provider for the road transport industry which specialises in low carbon technologies. It also controls the petrol injection using feedback from the sensors. Baden Hardstaff.

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JULY 27, 2009

With the price of unleaded petrol now over £1 a litre, Europcar is helping customers focus on both fuel efficiency and eco-friendly driving. Europcar is to give customers information on average CO 2 emissions for each car group as part of its online fleet guide at www.europcar.co.uk. Tags: Green cars co2 data Europcar.

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APRIL 29, 2009

Ironically at the time, Benz was unable to buy the petrol she needed at a filling station, just as the vehicle makers of today are waiting for suitable infrastructure to be in place for the fuels of the future such as electric cars and hydrogen cars. It has a top speed of 25km/h and an operating range of 350km.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Over longer distances the Prius Plug-in becomes a conventional petrol-electric hybrid and with this extended range, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are reduced to around 60g/km according to Toyota. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Toyota.

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