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. It is set to debut in 2013.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2013

A lack of consumer buzz around electric cars is encouraging carmakers to rethink their strategies and look to invest more in plug-in hybrids instead, according to a new survey from KPMG.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 23, 2013

After the Model S became the best-selling car in Norway (and yes, that includes petrol and diesel models, see Tesla Model S tops sales charts), the electric car maker Tesla Motors has now set its sights on the German market. Latest News Green cars Tesla Motors'

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2010

Where we stand: May 2010 Through its Alliance with Nissan, French automaker Renault has been one of the leaders in the production of zero emission electric vehicles and has plans to mass market a range of electric cars from 2011 onwards (see article). In recent weeks it has released the final designs of its zero emission [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Drivers are increasingly letting their wallet rule their car buying decisions with more motorists than ever before opting for a green car over a conventional alternative. However, will green cars really save you money? The Green Piece. suggests that drivers should think twice before going green.

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Green Cars News

JULY 30, 2013

Plug-in hybrid cars appear to offer the best of both worlds with the chance to travel emission free in electric mode, but still have a petrol/diesel engine to fall back on in the event that you need to travel a longer distance. However, in today''s market, with charging infrastructure relatively sca[.].

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MARCH 18, 2010

Nissan Leaf Electric Car to be Made in the UK. “Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced today that it would build its new energy efficient electric car, the Nissan Leaf, in the UK. Japanese car manufacturer Nissan announced today that it would build its new energy efficient electric car, the Nissan Leaf, in the UK.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 28, 2011

The undisputed market leader in the hybrid car sector, Toyota has now launched a new hybrid vehicle in its home market of Japan. The Toyota Aqua is a petrol electric hybrid car with a 1.5litre Toyota Hybrid System II. It features a reduction gear that helps it achieve fuel efficiency of 83.3mpg. It will be [.].

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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. per cent in May 2009 compared to the same period last year compared to the overall market fall of just short of 25 per cent).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to investigate fuel prices in an attempt to identify whether or not there has been a distortion of market competition. As motorists and businesses express deep concern about the cost of fuel in the UK, the OFT has announced that it will spend six weeks gathering evidence on [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Normally in my weekly column, I tell you about how fantastic EVs are, or give you my opinion of a new car on the market fresh from a stint behind the wheel. Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. But this week, my post comes with a health warning: driving an EV can seriously affect your opinion[.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Meanwhile, petrol models fell by a point to 26.3 You don’t have to be Heidi Klum to realise that diesel is “in” and petroleum is “out” as far as the French are concerned. Diesels accounted for 70.3 per cent of new vehicle registrations during January – that’s up a point to 131,230 units. per cent, [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2019

Who’d have thought that the best-selling plug-in hybrid car would be a sizeable SUV? Mitsubishi understood the market when the Outlander first appeared in 2014, combining a 2.0-litre litre petrol engine with an electric motor and a decent battery pack, creating something that was big and green.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 23, 2010

What would the break-even point be on owning the vehicle against say the same car – i.e Still available in many markets the car is no longer available as new in the UK. Tags: Electric cars Mitsubishi. the Mitsubishi i.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2010

The eyes of the motoring world may be focused on Beijing, but it was at the Busan International Motor Show where Hyundai Motor Corporation chose to unveil its all-new Avante compact saloon car – which is badged as the Elantra in markets outside Korea. Gamma petrol [.]. The company’s best selling model worldwide features a new 1.6l

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Land Rover’s new hybrid models have been predominately built with the European market in mind, it has been revealed, as the carmaker explains why it chose to team an electric drivetrain with a diesel-rather than a petrol engine. Even though the leading markets for hybrids are in the US and Far E[.]. Hybrid cars Land Rover'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 11, 2011

Keep your eyes on this year’s Shanghai Motor Show, where Peugeot will offer the world premiere of a petrol hybrid concept crossover. The vehicle was developed by the China Tech Centre in Shanghai and will sit alongside the launch of a new Peugeot 508 for the Chinese market. Peugeot is aiming to introduce at least [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2010

According to Jato Dynamics, despite recent efforts to encourage the US market to catch up on the race to slash emissions, a study of the US car market for the first quarter [.]. The US is still lagging behind Japan and Europe when it comes to reducing vehicle emissions, a leading provider of automotive data reveals.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric cars (FCEV) are ready for commercial scale-up and could fast become cost-competitive with traditional petrol and diesel cars according to a new comprehensive study of the technology.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 11, 2010

The vehicle, which holds a market share of nearly 50 per cent in its segment and across Europe, will feature a full range of more fuel efficient petrol and diesel engines. Fuel efficiency is at the heart of the new Volkswagen Touran which was introduced at the Auto Mobil International in Leipzig, Germany. Top billing goes to [.].

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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. An updated version came into effect in October last year for vehicle models sold for the first time from April 2009 onwards in the Australian market.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

MAY 22, 2014

Chevrolet is to become the first carmaker in North America to offer a full size saloon car which market-ready to run on both compressed natural gas and petrol. The new Chevrolet bi-fuel Impala model is set to go on sale across the US and Canada in the final quarter of the year, when it will cost f[.]. Chevrolet'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 20, 2009

When you think of all the exciting new innovations and concepts breaking into the automotive sector that focus on the term “green&# , it doesn’t seem to make much sense for older cars to be deemed “greener&# than their more fuel efficient replacements. Change your air filter. Change your oil. . Change your oil.

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Green Cars News

JULY 14, 2009

Good news for electric car infrastructure innovators Better Place after a new study stated that with a battery switching model and pay-per-mile contracts, electric cars could account for as much as 64 per cent of US light duty vehicle sales by 2030.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 13, 2009

Revolve Technologies, formerly known as Roush Technologies, is rapidly establishing itself as one of the key players in the green car market. The partnership between the three organisations has come about with the aim of bringing fully certified Ford diesel and petrol engines to market.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2012

It is the second passenger mini-vehicle that the company has released on its home turf – and now Toyota is hoping the new Pixis Epoch (pictured) can gain a lion’s share of the Japanese mini-car market. The petrol powered vehicle boasts fuel economy of 70.6mpg and CO2 emissions at a meagre 77g/km and is set [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 12, 2012

BMW is to bring the engine production of its new i8 plug-in hybrid car to the UK, the firm’s sales and marketing manager, Ian Robertson revealed this morning. Speaking at today’s SMMT 2012 International Automotive Summit at Canary Wharf in London, Robertson announced that a new generation 3 cylinder petrol engine for use in the [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

The development of electric cars is a marathon not a sprint - that’s the verdict of Volkswagen AG Chairman of the Board of Management Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn as he announced the introduction of the company’s first electric vehicles based on the Up! new small family in 2013. per cent in pure electric vehicles in 2020.

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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

JULY 2, 2009

It also has a wide variety of petrol and diesel powertrain choices. When it debuts in Europe, it is to be available with a choice of four engines - one petrol engine and three diesels. Tags: BMW Cars Green cars Latest news BMW EfficientDynamics BMW X1.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2009

Lithium-ion batteries could soon grab a significant share of the hybrid and electric vehicle advanced battery market according to one industry expert. Dr Menahem Anderman, the President of Advanced Automotive Batteries, believes that lithium-ion batteries could grow to represent 21 per cent of the advanced battery market by 2011.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 17, 2009

The two motoring companies have joined forces with the intention of introducing the mid-size Kizashi saloon car to the North American market in 2011. The vehicle will use small but high capacity lithium-ion batteries and should get 20 per cent better mileage than comparable petrol powered cars.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2009

South Korea’s largest car manufacturer, Hyundai, has now started to take pre-orders for its first hybrid vehicle for commercial sale. The Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle will accept pre-orders until July 7 before the car is officially launched to the Korean domestic market.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

Hyundai Motor Corporation has received more than 1,000 pre-sale orders for the Avente/Elantra LPI hybrid since June 17 ahead of the car going on sale in South Korea on July 8. The LPI Hybrid qualifies as a Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle and has a fuel economy rating of 17.8km/l (42mpg) - the petrol equivalent fuel economy is 51mpg.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The car scrappage scheme continues to boost car registrations as sales rose 6.0 per cent growth in the market during July. Registrations from private buyers and of small cars were again up strongly in August as the scrappage incentive scheme continues to influence the market. per cent and 16.9 per cent and 10.1

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Green Cars News

MARCH 19, 2010

Electricity used to fuel cars will eventually be taxed just like fossil fuels currently are-that is the prediction from BMW’s British sales and marketing chief Ian Robertson. Tags: BMW Electric cars Cars duty electric fuel Ian Robertson tax.

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