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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

Green Car Congress

Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative propulsion systems include hybrid and electric engines.

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Tata introduces next-generation petrol engines

Green Cars News

Indian carmaker Tata Motors - the name behind Jaguar Land Rover - has made another innovation in its efforts to boost fuel economy with the introduction of a next-generation series of petrol engines. Known as the REVOTRON series, the first engine will be a 1.2litre turbocharged intercooled multi-po[.].

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Suzuki undercuts 100g/km with new Swift 1.2 petrol engine

Green Cars News

Suzuki has added a new engine choice to its popular Swift which will allow the model to cut under the 100g/km C02 mark for the first time. Dualjet petrol unit offers a 9.2mpg improvement in fuel economy over the current petrol engine – an improvement of 16 per cent, bringing the offici[.].

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Petrol Alto beats diesel rivals in Green Car Challenge

Green Cars News

While the small yet mighty Alto may seem quite dull when surrounded by solar powered cars, electric sports car and alcohol fuelled motorbikes, there is nothing that can take away the staggering miles to the gallon figure the little Alto clocked up. litres per 100km) attained in City traffic – the lowest recorded of any entered vehicle.

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US drivers want more fuel economy rather than alternative fuels

Green Cars News

It goes without saying that we all want our petrol engines to achieve better fuel economy at a lower cost – however, according to a new study, US vehicle owners would rather existing engine choices achieve this goal over opting for higher priced alternative fuel engines.

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Opel-Vauxhall aims to be fuel economy leader with new engines

Green Cars News

Having set itself the lofty goal of becoming an industry leader in terms of fuel consumption, emissions, torque and noise reduction, Opel-Vauxhall is set to renew its engine range during the next 12 months by introducing three brand new petrol and diesel engine families.

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Ford improves Focus economy by up to 15%

Green Cars News

Ford has made improvements to its refreshed Focus which will ensure that it delivers fuel economy improvements of up to 15 per cent across the range. litre EcoBoost petrol engine and will also be available for the first t[.]. The new Focus is now also the first vehicle in Europe to gain Ford’s new 1.5

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