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AUGUST 31, 2009

Described as the evolution of the Grande Punto, the Fiat Punto Evo will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show this month. MultiAir technology made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show and will be introduced into all petrol engines fitted in Fiat Group cars gradually.

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JULY 22, 2009

According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles.

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JUNE 20, 2009

South Korea’s largest car manufacturer, Hyundai, has now started to take pre-orders for its first hybrid vehicle for commercial sale. The Elantra LPI Hybrid Electric Vehicle will accept pre-orders until July 7 before the car is officially launched to the Korean domestic market.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Sales of the Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid may receive a boost in the US, after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) designated the 2010 version of the model to be eligible for the Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit as a qualified hybrid motor vehicle. The car will be eligible for a tax credit up to $1,500.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 17, 2009

This year’s Frankfurt Motor Show is starting to look like the ultimate showcase for new vehicles with a host of manufacturers announcing significant debuts for the event - and now you can add Kia to the list. The car will be marketed exclusively in Europe and there will be a choice of two 1.4 litre and 1.6 litre and 1.6

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JULY 19, 2009

Though it has made no secret of the fact that it believes the future of green cars lies with pure electric vehicles, Nissan plans to sell hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan from 2011. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Nissan Nissan hybrid cars.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Considered by many to be the ultimate eco-car, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation finally unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV as part of World Environment Day in Tokyo. The company will then start sales of the i-MiEV to individuals starting in April 2010 with orders to be taken on the Mitsubishi website starting in late July.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

about a planned debut at the 63 rd Frankfurt Motor Show. This time it is the turn of the Mazda Motor Corporation, which will exhibit freshened versions of the CX-7 at the event including a version powered by the company’s MZR-CD 2.2 Despite this the CX-7 offers the same 455 litres of luggage space as the petrol models.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

The door may barely have closed on the Frankfurt Motor Show, but it would appear that manufacturers have already set their sights on the next major date in the motoring calendar – the Tokyo Motor Show, which runs from October 24-November 4. It will also take the opportunity to give a debut to the Kiyora concept car.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

The eyes of the bulk of the motoring world may have been focused on Frankfurt in September, but Japanese manufacturers appear to have targeted Tokyo for a series of significant new concepts. It will also be the first petrol-electric vehicle to use a six-speed manual transmission. Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The Korean manufacturer, which has already catapulted itself to the top of the UK sales charts, will now debut two new vehicles at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The ix-Metro will be powered by an inline three-cylinder, 1.0litre petrol engine with direct injection, dual CVVT and turbocharging. version of the all-new R diesel.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

Yet this form of driving can force the electric motor to run above its recommended speed range and requires drivers to stop and restart the vehicle before its petrol engine can engage which can cause safety issues and erase emissions data.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

At the 2009 SEMA Show, Toyota Motor Sales USA partnered with the Surfrider Foundation to create a specially modified Camry Hybrid fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG). The CNG system was built by Metal Crafters of Fountain Valley, California and sees the petrol fuel system replaced with a CNG system in the spare tyre well.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

The green innovations continue to come thick and fast from the leading car manufacturers with Ford announcing the second member of its turbocharged, petrol direct-injection EcoBoost family. Tags: Ford Green cars Latest news EcoBoost engines Ford EcoBoost. When the 3.5l 2010 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

It may only have been introduced this past week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but we already have details of when Ford plans to launch its new seven-seat C-MAX. The C-MAX is seen as the first of a new generation of Ford global C-cars that are scheduled for introduction over the next few years including a new generation Ford Focus.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Suzuki is set to exhibit two new exciting green car concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system and an SX4 Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). The type of petrol engine used for the Hybrid is similar to the 3-cylinder 658 cc fitted to the compact and low tax ‘Kei’ cars in Japan. .

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AUGUST 18, 2009

With payments of up to $4,500 for motorists willing to swap their ageing gas guzzling vehicles for more fuel efficient ones, it seemed like a ‘can’t lose’ scheme with consumers getting cheaper cars, the automotive industry enjoying more sales and the environment boosted by a reduction in harmful emissions.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Three in every ten cars sold by Toyota in a decade’s time will be hybrid, a senior executive told the Financial Times on Wednesday. As Toyota took the wraps off its latest hybrid offerings at the Toyko Motor Show, the carmaker vowed to build petrol-electric versions of all its vehicles by 2020, in anticipation of a booming market for hybrids.

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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. We joke about built-in obsolescence but greater product churn increases sales and there is no escaping that fundamental reality!

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

The Frankfurt Motor Show is playing host to a staggering array of weird and wonderful concept cars this week, many of which are geared around green credentials. Currently only petrol hybrids are mass produced, but the L1 could be the start of an all new geneartion super-efficient cars.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

O’Brien highlighted the case of the RAV4 EV, on which Toyota pitched a huge marketing and sales effort equivalent to $9,000 per unit including an attractive lease payment. However, sales did not exceed several hundred units in total. Tags: Hybrid cars The Green Piece Toyota Volvo hybrid plug-in. Faye Sunderland.

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APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

The year of 2011 promises to be one of the most exciting in the history of motoring as electric vehicle services provider Better Place and car manufacturer Renault plan to begin production of tens of thousands of electric vehicles. It is expected however, that as production expands the cost of the battery will decrease.

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MARCH 15, 2021

The as-of-yet unnamed truck will be offered in dual- or rear-motor configurations, with output ranging up to 600 horsepower and 550 pound-feet of torque. Honda of America sales chief Dave Gardner told reporters one of the electric SUVs will be from the Honda brand, while the other will be an Acura. Image Source: Forbes/Toyota.

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APRIL 21, 2009

Related Links Government to offer £5,000 to boost green cars Electric shock as sales of green cars reverse With or without incentives, these are still likely to be a specialisedpurchase. Electric cars remain dependent on the development of better,affordable batteries. to charge overnight.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 Posted by: tons of | Apr 13, 2009 8:23:08 PM When Toyota first sold the Prius in the US, they were losing money on every sale.

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