Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

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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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

As automotive production in Europe falls by a whopping 35 per cent, small cars have reached a new record high market share reflecting consumer concerns about the general economy and the environment. Nevertheless, small cars reached a market share of 44.9 This was followed by France, down 46 per cent, Spain down 40.2

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2009

The UK has been an epicentre for drivers with a green conscience for many years. Last week, Nissan announced plans to make electric car batteries at its plant in Sunderland, creating 350 new jobs in the process (see ‘ Nissan to make electric car batteries at Sunderland plant ’). Now it seems that its efforts have been rewarded.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Drivers are increasingly letting their wallet rule their car buying decisions with more motorists than ever before opting for a green car over a conventional alternative. However, will green cars really save you money? The Green Piece. suggests that drivers should think twice before going green.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

A bus company on the Isle of Wight has launched its own version of the car scrappage scheme, offering motorists free travel on its buses for a year in exchange for their old banger. The government funded Car scrappage is a scheme that does nothing to tackle the fact that we have to encourage people to use their cars less.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 26, 2009

The Green Piece - Tuesday 23rd June 2009. Since the introduction of Britain’s vehicle scrappage scheme, everything appears rosy for the country’s automotive industry once more. Ostensibly, the scrappage scheme has been presented as an incentive to buy less polluting cars and therefore reduce damage to the environment.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 5, 2009

An increasing number of British motorists are opting out of the volatile petrol car market, according to the latest LPG (liquid petroleum gas) vehicle sales figures from Proton. per cent in May 2009 compared to the same period last year compared to the overall market fall of just short of 25 per cent).

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

New car sales fell 24 per cent in April, the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed. New car registrations in the UK stood at 133,475 units this April, the lowest since 1991. The drop in sales continues a trend in depressed car sales, with 28.5

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

If the UK can develop clean technology then it could dominate export markets rather than having to spend billions on buying carbon credits from countries that have left us behind. The likes of Germany and Denmark are already reaping the rewards of having altered their tax systems to encourage green innovation.

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