Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Just how big a problem is black carbon from vehicle emissions? According to a new study appearing in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology, it seems we may have significantly underestimated the black carbon pollution levels.

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EV Info

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Boris has spoken and started the end of the petrol engine in the UK. Under Boris’s new Green plan, the sale of new combustion engine vehicles, that are powered wholly by Petrol or Diesel will be banned from 2030. Point 2: Driving the Growth of Low Carbon Hydrogen.

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EV Info

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Most of today’s hydrogen use is grey; Blue: during the steam reforming process, a high proportion of carbon generated is captured and stored underground. It is classified as low carbon hydrogen; Green: made by using electricity from renewable sources to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen is not the answer.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Another giant, Bharat Petroleum also unveiled a plan to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its 7,000 petrol stations over the next few years. India has put forward a rather ambitious goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2070. In September, Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Inline With The National Goal.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MARCH 18, 2010

It won Green Car Journal’s 2010 Green Car Vision Award recently, for satisfying all the needs of a modern driver, whilst at the same time producing zero localised emissions and requiring no petrol. Nissan is committed to new fuel efficient green cars, expecting the market to fill 10 per cent of the auto industry by 2020.

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2024

Hyundai calls for more EV support under Labor’s new CO2 reduction scheme READ MORE: It’s a green light for electric vehicles! But it is still a tough document, forecast to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 321m tonnes by 2050. READ MORE: Give credit where it’s due! The Patrol off-road 4WD has received NVES concessions.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 5, 2009

An increasing number of British motorists are opting out of the volatile petrol car market, according to the latest LPG (liquid petroleum gas) vehicle sales figures from Proton. Proton’s sales figures reflect a growing dissatisfaction amongst motorists towards the over-inflated price of petrol, which is once again on the rise.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 19, 2021

Here we take a look at how EVs compare to petrol, diesel and hybrid cars. As there are fewer moving parts in an EV compared to a combustion engine, they have lower maintenance costs which can translate to significant savings compared to petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Litre Petrol. Litre Petrol.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Keep reading our news section for all the latest Frankfurt Motor Show coverage.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Industrialised countries such as the US and the UK currently emit by far the most carbon per person, with emissions from the likes of China and India also rising sharply, although these are generally accepted because of these countries’ need for economic growth.

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Green Cars News

MAY 10, 2009

The Peugeot 407 is constantly evolving and now it has added a host of new features designed to boost the overall driving enjoyment and slash carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Prices for the 407 Saloon start with the S trim 2.0litre Bioflex petrol at £17,745.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

FoE’s transport campaigner David Powell said: “Increasing fuel tax is the right thing to do – road transport accounts for a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions, but in the last decade the overall cost of driving in real terms has fallen. Others however are less sympathetic towards the spiralling cost of petrol and diesel.

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

Customising the air flow into each cylinder and the spark timing uses less fuel and cuts carbon dioxide emissions by at least 10 per cent. . Of course Multi-Air technology comes at a price but it is still roughly the same as a diesel engine, which typically cost around 10-20 per cent more to build than petrol engines.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Over the last seven days we have had several news stories about Renault’s green advancements – but its fellow French manufacturer Peugeot is determined not to be left behind. It delivers 49bhp of power and has fuel consumption at 118mpg while emitting just 48g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the combined cycle.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

JANUARY 20, 2010

Green cars are in record demand, one fleet management company says, thanks to a corporate focus on cost control, reducing carbon footprints and an the ever-increasing number of low emission vehicles being launched by carmakers. Tags: Green cars ALD Automotive diesel fleet low emissions petrol.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

His analysis found that the programme is paying nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario. According to Knittel the results suggest that the programme is an expensive way to reduce carbon, although he does state that it is possible the stimulus benefits outweigh added environmental costs.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Volkswagen has lowered the entry price and carbon emissions of its iconic Beetle. petrol 105PS six-speed manual model). This new 1.6-litre 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.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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. In comes a new BMW co-developed 1.6i 16V THP 155hp petrol engine that replaces the out-going 2.0i Both are Euro V rated. Both are Euro V rated.

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My Energi

MARCH 6, 2023

In the past, the bugbear for any EV driver was petrol or diesel vehicles blocking working charging points. However, now we have a new enemy – EV users that don’t move their cars once charging has finished. To keep an eye on our latest news for updates and insights.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

JUNE 16, 2009

Though it has been grabbing most of the headlines for its alliance with Chrysler, Fiat has not stopped creating exciting new innovations for its own vehicles and has now announced the launch of a 1.4 litre turbocharged petrol engine equipped with the new MultiAir handling system.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2012

three-cylinder engines – a 80PS petrol or a punchier 98PS diesel. With carbon emissions of 99g/km and 115g/km [.]. Nissan has teamed up with Elle magazine to produce a special limited edition of the popular city car. 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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

JULY 7, 2009

The Green Piece - Tuesday 7th July 2009. Once envisioned as futuristic, and the ultimate travelling option of the 21st Century, it has been maligned as slow, clunky and arguably not all that green at all. Tags: The Green Piece Volkswagen green piece. Life has never run smoothly for the electric car. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Cars News

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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