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Green Car Congress
MARCH 13, 2010
Average new car CO 2 emissions in the UK fell by their biggest ever margin last year with the impact of recession and the Scrappage Incentive Scheme boosting the continued influence of technological advances made by vehicle manufacturers, according to the annual New Car CO 2 Report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Volvo has introduced new DRIVe diesel versions of the S80 sedan and V70 wagon with CO 2 emissions of 119 g/km, corresponding to fuel consumption of 4.5 With the arrival of these two, Volvo now has five models available with emissions below 120 g/km. Translated into carbon dioxide emissions, the saving is 150 kg over a year.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2010
Maersk also announced that it would set a target of reducing CO 2 emissions by 20% per container shipped in 2017, as compared to 2007. Tags: Brief. Maersk will now focus on “backhaul” routes, shipping empty containers back to manufacturing regions, in addition to the more profitable “fronthaul” routes.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2009
The number of EU countries with CO2-related car taxation rose to 15 in 2008. In most Central and Eastern European countries, the main concern of policy makers remains to reduce the level of old vehicles on the streets with pollutant emission standards of below Euro 3. ACEA provides an overview of the CO 2 -based vehicle taxes here.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
A more effective policy would rely on specific taxes and subsidies targeted directly at achieving specific environmental, energy and agricultural policy goals, according to the study. Biofuel policies are clearly inferior to a portfolio of specific taxes and subsidies that directly target environmental, energy and agricultural policy goals.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 17, 2010
Summary of CO 2 emissions for BAU and Maximum Impact (MI ) scenarios. The authors note that the 76% reduction falls short of the zero carbon target, due entirely to CO 2 emissions from aviation and shipping. The report outlines measures under each of the four main areas to bring road transport CO 2 emissions down to zero.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
All engines have been re-worked to offer more torque while featuring up to 13% lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions. L/100 km (47 to 43 mpg US), with maximum CO 2 emissions of 129 g/km. A new management of the thermostat reduces the engine warm-up phase, further lowering fuel consumption and emissions. Both the 1.2-
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