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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Smart USA is to team up with Nissan Motor Company on a new vehicle that will go on sale in the United States. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Smart USA to obtain the rights to distribute a five-door, petrol powered B-segment vehicle from Nissan for sale through its retail network in [.].

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AUGUST 20, 2011

The month of July marked the first time this in 2011 that total petroleum deliveries in the USA actually fell year-on-year – dropping by half a per cent compared to one year ago. According to figures from the American Petroleum Institute (API), motor gasoline demand reached a low for any July in the past decade; [.].

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AUGUST 28, 2012

It has often been seen as leading the green car revolution: and now California can be taken as an inspiration for other US states after achieving a significant petroleum reduction. According to a state progress report, the state has reduced petrol consumption by 13 per cent from its 2003 baseline – thanks in large to [.].

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APRIL 4, 2012

The New York International Auto Show was the setting for BMW to reveal is X1 (pictured) – the smallest BMW X model to ever go on sale in the USA. Packed with technology, the BMW X1 includes twinpower turbo petrol engines: either the award-winning six-cylinder inline engine that is featured in the BMW X1 xDrive35i [.].

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

Both the E-Class Wagon and Sedan models, which will be made available in the USA from autumn next year, will feature a wide range of both petrol and diesel engines with ECO start/stop [.]. The 2014 version of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (pictured) will feature a host of new fuel efficient engines alongside new driver assistance systems.

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APRIL 4, 2012

It was the best-selling full-size saloon car in the USA during 2011 with sales in excess of 171,000 units: and now Chevrolet has revealed a brand new version of its Impala (pictured) model. The vehicle, which goes on sale in early 2013, is the model’s 10th generation and will come with three direct-injected petrol engines: [.].

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JULY 22, 2009

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. 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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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The fuel economy of new cars in the US is improving and is now 14 per cent higher than four years ago, according to new research from the University of Michigan. While the US might comparatively seem like a country care-free of the cost of fuel (despite rising costs, petrol-or gasoline to our American friends-is [.].

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MAY 24, 2009

Well thanks to Federal incentives in the USA, one small security company in Pacoima has managed just that. Golden West K-9 received the keys to three natural gas powered Honda Civic GX patrol cars for $26,000 each - but each came with a $4,000 Federal funded rebate.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Anyone who thought that the petrol price hikes of 2008, which prompted many US motorists to reduce the number of miles they drive, would have a permanent impact on driving habits will have to re-evaluate. per cent (5.8billion vehicle miles) for September 2009 compared to the previous year. per cent to 6.7billion vehicle miles.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Things have been quiet for a while as far as new fuel cell vehicles are concerned, with most manufacturers preferring to concentrate on short-term solutions to the oil crisis including electric and hybrid cars.

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MAY 14, 2009

Green car technology is expected to take the ‘International Engine of the Year’ awards by storm this year. Last year’s winner, BMW, renowned for its Efficient Dynamics technology and for its range of class-leading green cars, has a fight on its hands to achieve a record-breaking fifth consecutive International Engine of the Year title.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

At the 2009 SEMA Show, Toyota Motor Sales USA partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG). The CNG system was built by Metal Crafters of Fountain Valley, California and sees the petrol fuel system replaced with a CNG system in the spare tyre well.

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JULY 19, 2009

While we may focus on new technologies that could cut emissions here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, we don’t like to lose track of why we need alternatives to petrol and diesel in the first place - namely to help tackle global warming. Tags: Global warming Latest news Green cars June temperatures weather.

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MAY 16, 2009

Honda Manufacturing in Indiana has begun production of the 2009 Civic GX, which is the only natural gas vehicle built by a major automaker in the USA. The Civic GX was actually first introduced in 1998 and is the cleanest internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA - it is around 90 per cent cleaner than the average petrol powered car.

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JUNE 17, 2009

Tags: Green cars Latest news Lithium-ion batteries Advanced Automotive Batteries.

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JUNE 28, 2009

In particular, in the USA, where petrol prices almost doubled in the summer of 2008, oil consumption dropped by seven per cent. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news annual increase in carbon dioxide CO2 increases emissions Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. per cent compared to 46.6

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AUGUST 9, 2009

The vastly popular cash for clunkers programme in the USA received a boost last Friday when President Obama signed into law HR 3435, which provides $2billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Programme.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

The C-MAX is seen as the first of a new generation of Ford global C-cars that are scheduled for introduction over the next few years including a new generation Ford Focus. In the USA it will be one of up to 10 unique models that the company will create from an all-new global C-car platform under its so-called One Ford Strategy.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Well if Bremach USA’s latest invention is anything to go by, it’s more the stuff of prehistoric times. The Bremach T-REX 4×4 is a class three medium-duty electric drive truck with either a full battery electric or series hybrid drivetrain (petrol and CNG/LPG models [.].

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Question: Can you tell explain Ford’s strategy for introducing greener cars? Ecoboost is a petrol engine technology that gets more out of the same engine. Small cars such as the Fiesta and Focus already achieve good CO2 figures thanks toECOnetic and the potential in the EcoBoost engine family. litre and 2.0

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AUGUST 14, 2012

Have Americans finally got the message about vehicles with better fuel economy… or are gas prices simply driving people away from the pump? Either way, US gasoline consumption slumped during the first quarter of 2012.

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JULY 26, 2012

government faces another lawsuit against its policy to enforce petroleum firms to use biofuel. It is the second lawsuit in six months to challenge the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard mandate for the use of cellulosic biofuel.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Raising money to bring a PHEV to market.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. Car buyers were less enthusiastic. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries.

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