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Toyota launches Pixis Epoch minivehicle in Japan; 70 mpg US for <$10K

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mpg US) under the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) JC08 test cycle. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched the Pixis Epoch—the second passenger minivehicle to be sold under the Toyota brand—in Japan. CO 2 emissions are 77 g/km. Pixis Epoch G (Front-wheel drive model). Click to enlarge.

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China targeting 5M electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2020

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The cultivation and development of the new energy and more efficient conventional vehicles will ease pressure on energy and the environment, promote the transformation and upgrading of the automotive industry, and foster new economic growth, according to the Council. L/100 km (34 mpg US) in 2015 to 5.0 L/100 km (47 mpg US) by 2020.

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Toyota launches fully redesigned Voxy and Noah minivans in Japan; class-first hybrid system

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km/L (56 mpg US , 4.2 km/L (38 mpg US , 6.25 Being certified as having emissions that are 75% lower than the 2005 standards under the MLIT’s Approval System for Low-emission Vehicles makes these models eligible for reduced taxes under the Japanese government''s tax system for environment-friendly vehicles.

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T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

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A new analysis by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes that diesel cars emit more CO 2 than equivalent cars on a full lifecycle basis—i.e., mpg US) and 7.1 mpg US), respectively. In Europe, the car market is skewed in favor of diesels through regulation and tax policies. l/100 km (37.3 l/100 km (33.1

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Toyota launches redesigned Auris compact hatchback in Japan

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mpg US, 5.5 mpg US, ) in the JC08 test cycle). All models achieve emissions levels 75% lower than the 2005 standards under the MLIT’s Approval System for Low-Emission Vehicles and are eligible for tax reductions under the Japanese government’s tax incentive program for environment-friendly vehicles. mpg US, 6.25

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Toyota launches Corolla hybrid models in Japan

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mpg US, 3.0 The vehicles also exceed the MLIT fuel efficiency standard for 2015 by 20% and achieve emissions levels 75% lower than the 2005 standards under the MLIT''s Approval System for Low-Emission Vehicles, making them eligible for tax reductions under the Japanese government’s tax incentive program for environment-friendly vehicles.

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Interest in 4x4s in UK up 35% over last 12 months

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This rise in demand for 4x4 vehicles is partly due to the fact that car manufacturers have addressed the concerns amongst car buyers over fuel efficiency and the environment, according to Motoring.co.uk. liter diesel with 190 bhp, 169 gCO 2 /km averages 44 mpg UK (37 mpg US, 6.4 The Range Rover Evoque 3-door Coupe 2.2

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