Green Cars News

JUNE 27, 2012

Let’s be honest, our interest in green cars has not only been prompted by our willingness to do more for the environment, but also for our need for affordable driving as petrol prices spiral out of control. However, now a new study by Harvard Kennedy School suggests that may be about to change. It points [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The UK’s first and only green car hire company has now opened a new office in the centre of Leicester. Green Motion has completely refurbished the former St Nicholas Circle petrol site which had laid in disrepair for eight years adjacent to the Holiday Inn Hotel. Tags: Green cars GreenMotion.co.uk

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Though it is established as Japan’s leading green car, production of the Toyota Prius is now heading to China. The Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Company, which is a joint vehicle production company with China FAW Group Corporation, has started production of the vehicle at its Changchun Plant.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Scientists are hoping to make filling up with hydrogen fuel as simple as refuelling with petrol as they develop a new way to make the gas a liquid at room temperature. Cella Energy Ltd, a new spin-out company from from Science and Technology Facilities Councils (STFC), is developing a novel technology that allows hydrogen to [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Three Scirocco GT24 cars that use conventional petrol will race alongside two Scirocco GT24-CNG vehicles at the event as the manufacturer aims to add another victory to those clinched in the class for two litre turbo engines in 2007 and 2008. “The 24-hour race is a very special challenge,&# he said.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 20, 2010

Green cars are in record demand, one fleet management company says, thanks to a corporate focus on cost control, reducing carbon footprints and an the ever-increasing number of low emission vehicles being launched by carmakers. Tags: Green cars ALD Automotive diesel fleet low emissions petrol.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 7, 2010

The brand new Honda Fit Hybrid is expected to be the cheapest hybrid car around when it launches in October. According to a report by Kyodo, the Honda Motor Company has decided to sell its new hybrid car for Y1.59million in Japan – making it the cheapest petrol-electric hybrid car available in the country.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

In the short term, Toyota hopes that the ecological plastic will be used for up to 60 per cent of a car’s interior components. The company states that there are two types of ecological plastic - one that is produced entirely from plant stuffs and another that is manufactured by a combination of plant and petrol based materials.

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Green Cars News

MAY 17, 2010

A consortium consisting of UK start-up Lontra, Ricardo and the Ford Motor Company has been awarded funding by the UK Technology Strategy Board to demonstrate Lontra’s Blade Supercharger for a Ford vehicle demonstrator.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 12, 2009

A company supplying retro-fit hydrogen systems for cars has come under fire this week after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that an advertisement for its product was misleading. Tags: Green credentials advert ASA magazine Waterboost.

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Green Cars News

MAY 28, 2009

Let’s be honest, when you picture a green car it’s unlikely to be a Ferrari. However, it seems that the Italian sports car manufacturer may be about to embrace some green car technology. seconds per lap delivering an 82hp boost for passing other cars.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2010

A range extended electric conversion of the Ford F-150 has been revealed as part of the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. It includes [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine. litre and 2.0 engine, with the 2.0l

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Almost every business requires vans for deliveries – to and from clients and suppliers – as well as carrying around equipment, and even advertising their company. Not only as a sight on our roads, but also as a lifeline for a large number of businesses. Without [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2013

When an oil company predicts the end of the petrol and diesel car, you’d understand why we might sit up and take notice. Green credentials' That’s exactly what Shell has done with its New Lens Scenarios report, which tries to envisage how the world will change over the coming decades and how we’ll cope in a future w[.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The Green Piece: September 8, 2009. Its dive into the financial doldrums was short-lived however, and on July 10, 2009, the company bounced back with the formation of a new, downsized GM (see article ). According to Fritz Henderson, the company’s CEO, the only way to put GM on top again is to win the market with the “best product”.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 2, 2009

It also controls the petrol injection using feedback from the sensors. Tags: Green cars Latest news BAF Technologies compressed natural gas vehicles dual fuel vehicles T. Baden Hardstaff.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 3, 2010

The world is constantly looking for greener alternatives to petrol with everything from electricity to vegetable oil trialled by motorists and manufacturers. In an interview with The Times, Philip Hall, a 62-year-old entrepreneur, revealed how his company Reclaim Resources can [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2009

Its partnership with Fiat failed to get off to a rousing start as June sales plummeted by 42 per cent - but now the company is hitting back. Of course Multi-Air technology comes at a price but it is still roughly the same as a diesel engine, which typically cost around 10-20 per cent more to build than petrol engines.

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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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Plug In India

DECEMBER 7, 2021

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car watch, we will talk about the Chinese electric car that is beating Tesla in EV sales. This car will sell in huge numbers in the coming years and be a money spinner for GM. So the credits are worth 20% of the car's cost! This is a fantastic policy.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Others however are less sympathetic towards the spiralling cost of petrol and diesel. Spokesperson, Jo Tanner said:“Many companies in the logistics sector are at breaking point, but the Chancellor can provide a real lifeline if he stops this rise – the third since last December – from going ahead. What do you think of the increase?

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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

JULY 11, 2009

Hot on the heels of McDonald’s announcing it will install an electric vehicle charging station at one of its North Carolina restaurants (for more see our article ‘ McDonald’s embraces electric cars ‘), Burger King has jumped on the fast food green car bandwagon.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

Keep your eyes on Korean manufacturer Hyundai-Kia which is determined not to be forgotten in the green car race. The company has developed its first, independent continuously variable transmission (CVT) for application in the Hyundai Elantra LPI Hybrid and the Kia Forte LPI Hybrid.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

He outlined the company’s goals across a number of areas: - Diesels: Fiat diesel engines will be adapted into Chrysler applications, and starting on Euro5 compliant engines the company will introduce a new generation of common rail with the Multijet2 injector. Its new V6 family will replace all existing V6 engines from 2.7-4.0litres

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

Considered by many to be the ultimate eco-car, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation finally unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV as part of World Environment Day in Tokyo. The company will then start sales of the i-MiEV to individuals starting in April 2010 with orders to be taken on the Mitsubishi website starting in late July.

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2009

Though it has made no secret of the fact that it believes the future of green cars lies with pure electric vehicles, Nissan plans to sell hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan from 2011. The company has already outlined plans to introduce an electric car in Japan and the US by the end of 2010.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 25, 2009

It seems like only a few days since Ford was granted $5.9billion in federal loans to help it develop and build the green cars of the future. Still that’s not stopped the company looking to nearly double the money it has received so far. In fact, come to think of it… it is only a few days.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

How many times have we read about various green car concepts that come to nothing? However, if you were expecting the Fisker Karma to be another example of a green car that got away, then it seems you got one wrong. The petrol engine then generates enough electricity to run for 250 more miles.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Green car leader Toyota has expanded the engine line-up of the new Avensis in a bid to drive down fuel consumption and harmful emissions. The company has added both a 1.6 Valvematic petrol and 2.2 Tags: Green cars Latest news Toyota new Toyota Avensis Toyota Avensis. Valvematic engine. Finally, the 2.2

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 31, 2009

The company will also offer methane and LPG units of the vehicle as well as a range of Euro 5 engines including a 1.3litre second-generation Multijet diesel and a 1.4litre petrol engine with MultiAir electro-hydraulic valve-timing. Similar results have been achieved where the system has been adopted with diesel engines.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

China’s fourth largest car manufacturer Chongqing Changan Automobile Co and Orbital Corporation Limited have formed a joint development to work on a concept engine. It is not the first time that the two companies have joined forces. It is hoped that with fuel economy improvements, the Euro IV emission levels will be achieved.

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Green Cars News

JULY 27, 2009

Now it has been agreed by West Lothian Council that the Toyota Prius can be licensed as a private hire vehicle, West Lothian/Edinburgh based Calder Cabs have become the first company in Scotland to run a fleet of hybrid Toyota Prius. They chose the Prius because it is a hybrid car and has a 1.5-litre

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