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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

It seems a spark is needed to get us back to the showrooms – so are the leading manufacturers right to put their faith in green cars? However, the company’s bright spark remains its green efforts. Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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Scrappage scheme prompts sales boost

Green Cars News

Much of the rise has been attributed to the ongoing success of the vehicle scrappage scheme, with the Government-led concept accounting for 21 per cent of sales during the month with 77,316 units registered under the scheme. We look at the scrappage scheme extension, as well as its pros and cons, in depth in our latest Green Piece Column.

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Will the scrappage extension do any good? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The Green Piece: Tuesday 6 October, 2009. The UK’s car scrappage scheme may have been dubbed a resounding success by the majority of car manufacturers and consumers alike, but it hasn’t won plaudits from all corners. per cent year-on-year in August after four consecutive months of scrappage-led improvements.

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Scrappage scheme slashes CO2 levels

Green Cars News

The scrappage scheme has put the car industry on track to meet the EU target of 130g/km of CO2 by 2012. That’s the verdict of Clean Green Cars , which launched an investigation that found that average new car CO2 fell by 5.5

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Scrappage scheme deemed a success

Green Cars News

Though it has faced a barrage of criticism since its inception earlier this month, it would appear that the Government’s scrappage scheme has proved popular with consumers. This means that roughly one in every five new cars ordered in this period makes the most of the scrappage scheme. Leave a comment with your thoughts.

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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the news as the Government embarks on the Building Britain’s Future scheme – a plan for recovery based on low carbon, high technology industries, products and services. Now it seems that its efforts have been rewarded.

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Scrappage scheme set to be extended

Green Cars News

The popular car scrappage scheme is set to be extended the BBC reports. Concerns have been raised that car sales could fall dramatically and motor manufacturing jobs lost without continued support. The scrappage incentive gives a £2,000 discount to buyers of new cars whoagree to scrap their 10 years or more old car in return.