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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 Cars News
NOVEMBER 10, 2009
The idea that a wholesale switch to electric cars would automatically reduce CO2 emissions and dependence on oil is one of a number of myths dispelled by a major new report conducted on behalf of the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). CO2 emissions. measures: • Stringent CO2 standards for cars. Popularity.
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-
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2010
A new report from Frost & Sullivan, Implementation Roadmap of CO 2 Tax Banding in European Countries and Impact Analysis on Powertrain and Green Technology Adoption , finds that about 80% of the European vehicle sales is expected to be in the less than 150 g/km CO 2 emission band by 2015. g/km—in model year 2016. (As Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2009
By working out that the price of oil will fall when the EU’s regulations fully take effect, the study suggests that the European economic benefits of fuel efficiency have been underestimated, in general by up to 17%, according to T&E. The study did not analyze the impact of biofuels on emissions, consumption or pricing.
Green Cars News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. Car makers – Ranking by average CO2 in 2008.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
Increasing the population and employment density in metropolitan areas could reduce vehicle travel, energy use, and CO 2 emissions anywhere from less than 1% up to 11% by 2050 compared to a base case for household vehicle usage, according to a new report from the National Research Council. However, these reductions will grow over time.
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