Green Cars News

MAY 8, 2014

Diesel vehicles have been the darling of the push for better fuel economy in recent years and have duped many people into believing them to be a ‘green choice’ thanks to their tendency to come top of low CO2 lists. But according to a leading environmental health expert at King’s College, London, d[.]. Green credentials'

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2009

Green car hire firm, greentomatocars will take delivery of the very first third generation Toyota Prius in London today and to celebrate the firm is offering free passage to customers. The new Prius has had a ninety per cent component redesign for a lighter more compact and efficient full hybrid system.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

Move over Toyota Prius - there’s a new green car leader in town. “More and more people want a car that makes sound financial sense, especially in the current economic climate, and the Insight offers numerous running cost savings such as reduced road tax of £15 per year and great fuel economy.&#. The Insight 1.3-litre

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

The title of WhatGreenCar Car of the Year 2009 has been awarded to the ‘next generation’ Toyota Prius, due to be launched in the UK on 1 st August 2009. The new Prius was chosen from a short-list of 10 green car finalists which were test-driven at Imperial College, London, by six of the UK’s leading green transport and environmental experts.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Gordon Murray was crowned the successful winner of last Saturday’s RAC Future Car Challenge-the second time the former F1 designer has won the energy efficiency competition. Over 60 cars took part in the 60 mile challenge to London, with a range of electric, fuel cell, hybrid, fuel efficient diesel and petrol cars at the starting [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 31, 2012

If drivers in London turned off their engines rather than idling for one minute on every journey, this alone would reduce CO2 emissions by more than 100 million kg a year, new research shows. According to analysis by the Energy Saving Trust, this would also collectively save drivers over £60 million in fuel. With congestion [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

The new Prius boasts of improved performance and total economy. Tags: Latest news Green cars Hybrid cars new Toyota Prius new Toyota Prius pricing Prius T Spirit Prius T3 Prius T4 Toyota Toyota Prius. The Hybrid Synergy Drive delivers 24 per cent more power and yet is more compact and lighter than before.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

A scheme that involves the public dipping into their pockets every day is rarely greeted with enthusiasm, but the success of the London Congestion Charge has silenced most of its critics. Volvo believes the principal of hybrid cars being exempt from the charge is outdated. Green Car of the Year. Its own S40 1.6

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2009

A new £1.1bn plans to electrify the rail network on the London to Swansea and Liverpool to Manchester lines has been unveiled by the Government. Work will start immediately and for Liverpool-Manchester will be completed within four years and for London-Swansea within eight years, although stages in between will be completed earlier.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 12, 2009

The German carmaker says that the new model offers all the practicality and comfort of the new standard Golf Plus which went on sale in May, but with even greater economy and lower carbon dioxide emissions. mpg while producing 127 g/km; that’s an 11 per cent improvement in economy and a ten per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

It will be used to chauffeur VIP guests around the museum’s vast site at Wroughton and will also be entrusted to transport some of science’s rarest and most important books and manuscripts between the Science Museum sites in Wroughton and London.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2009

Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). How does the US deal with local and state economies with high carbon economies and little renewable resources?

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

This has proved singularly ineffective in curbing freight demand as activity is heavily influenced by the economy. The FTA Cutting Carbon, Cutting Costs conference will take place on Thursday 18 June in London. Rachael Dillon, FTA Manager for Climate Change, said: “Until now freight transport has operated in a CO2 policy void.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

While over 70 per cent of commuters in England’s six largest urban areas outside London still travel to work by car. This fund would keep UK cities’ moving and help shift the national economy towards recovery.&#.

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Green Cars News

JULY 8, 2009

With the G8 set to meet in Italy this week, a report outlining a strategy to avert an otherwise imminent failure in climate policy is being published by the London School of Economics (LSE) and Political Science’s Mackinder Programme and the Institute for Science, Innovation & Society at the University of Oxford today.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Therefore we will continue to run trials, such as the Ford Focus BEV trial in London, until the price drops. A: The new Ford Focus ECOnetic also introduces a new green technology that we are calling EcoMode. In the meantime we will continue to provide our customers with affordable solutions – affordable sustainability.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 19, 2009

Temperatures would rise even more under a high emissions scenario and could be up to 12 degrees C warmer on the hottest summer days, with peak summer temperatures in London regularly expected to hit over 40 degrees. Tags: Green credentials climate drought flood Hilary Benn UK Climate Projections.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

Riversimple shot to fame in June 2009 when they unveiled arguably the most exciting development for British green car technology yet; the two-seater Riversimple hydrogen prototype. Q: Technically speaking, what do you see as the biggest obstacle to a hydrogen driven economy?

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

The Government is to set strict criteria on the driving range and safety standards of the electric cars which buyers will be able to use the subsidy against. But evstores based in Mayfair, London and MyCar, Micro-Vett, Tazzari vehicles and e-max scooters seem buoyed by the investment into the electric car sector.

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