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Paris could ban old bangers in pollution crackdown

Green Cars News

Vehicles produced before 1997 could be banned from Paris under plans to reduce air pollution in the French capital. French classics like the Citroen DS and 2CV wouldn’t be allowed inside the A86 autoroute, the equivalent of London’s M25, if proposals talked up by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe came into effect.

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Citroen confirms scrappage scheme

Green Cars News

One of the first manufacturers to react to Alistair Darling’s Budget 2009 announcement was Citroen. Under Citroen’s terms, new car buyers can obtain £2,000 for their old vehicles when they trade them in for any new Citroen.

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[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Drive Electric

By a margin of five to one, Kiwis say they are concerned about climate change and want the government to help people convert to less polluting vehicles. New Zealanders want practical policies that actually reduce emissions and reduce their costs, and the policies in place around EVs are starting to do that job.

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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

Green Car Congress

Fuel properties affect a number of combustion and engine properties, including ignition delay; knocking tendency; flame speeds; pollutant emissions; sooting tendency and particle size distributions; and density, viscosity and heating value. The components can be combined to model a large variety of new or existing fuel blends.

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

Green Cars News

“There was a fuss in Britain when road tax increased for the most-polluting cars, but we are lax by European standards – we need a more sophisticated carrot and stick approach to encouraging people to drive lighter cars if we want to do better in next year’s league table.&#. Peugeot-Citroen / 1 / 139. Ranking in 2008.

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Scrappage scheme sees end to Jags, Mercs and even a Morris Minor

Green Cars News

And it’s not just polluting vehicles, but golden oldies too which are making their way to the scrap heap. The oldest car to be traded in this week at a Hyundai dealership was a 1966 Austin 1100, closely followed by a Morris Minor, which was just two years younger.

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City drivers spending half their time not moving

Green Cars News

Drivers in rush hour city centre traffic are spending on average nearly half their journey time at a complete standstill, belching out exhaust fumes to no avail, according to new research released today. The new research, conducted by Citroën, found that over a one hour journey at peak times, the average inner city commuter could [.].

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