Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

While the small yet mighty Alto may seem quite dull when surrounded by solar powered cars, electric sports car and alcohol fuelled motorbikes, there is nothing that can take away the staggering miles to the gallon figure the little Alto clocked up. litres per 100km) attained in City traffic – the lowest recorded of any entered vehicle.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 16, 2013

Instead, it looked at car buyers’ attitudes to green cars, and how many people are actively environmentally conscious when it comes to choosing new models and the makers to buy them from. Ford this week revealed results of a poll it commissioned. Don’t worry, it wasn’t focused on brand specifics.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

Complementing the best-selling plug-in hybrid and turbo diesel models in the range, a new seven-seat Mitsubishi Outlander Petrol is now available to UK customers.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 21, 2010

Tags: Green cars Latest news American Petroleum Institute crude oil imports gasoline gasoline demand petrol petrol demand US crude oil production US petrol demand.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 9, 2013

The Green Piece Column. While the AA reports that sales of petrol have fallen in the last five years, driven by a big consumer switch to diesel cars in recent years (see story), there is evidence to suggest that the perhaps buyers are thinking of switching back to dependable old petrol [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 5, 2013

billion litres of petrol. Green credentials diesel fuel petrol' Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, seen by the AA, show that in 2007, fuel stations sold 22.9 By 2012, that figure fell to 17.4 [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A new scheme will see pure petrol and diesel vehicles banned from some areas of east London at peak hours, with drivers who flout the rules set to be hit with £130 fines.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2012

A British company has produced petrol ‘from the air’ by using unique technology to that captures water vapour and carbon dioxide present in air to produce a synthetic version of the fossil fuel. According to The Independent this morning, Teeside-based Air Fuel Synthesis has so far managed to produce five litres of fuel since its [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 27, 2013

Petrol cars are making a comeback in the used car market as buyers realise they do not cover enough miles to justify the higher purchase cost and higher fuel prices of a diesel model, according to Autorola.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Maserati’s V6 petrol-engined Levante S is now available in the UK, joining the Levante line-up alongside the successful diesel variant launched last year.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The government has previously announced a ban on the sale of all new petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK from 2040

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2010

Tags: Green cars Latest news American Petroleum Society US crude oil US crude oil demand US distillate US gasoline US petrol US petrol demand US refinery.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 19, 2010

Tags: Green cars Green credentials Latest news American Petroleum Institute demand for gasoline demand for jet fuels demand for petrol distillate deliveries gas prices gasoline petrol petrol prices.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Honda is the latest carmaker to join the craze for small capacity, turbocharged petrol engines, as it plays catch-up on some of its competitors. Current petrol models make use of the tried and trusted, but now ageing i-VTEC engines but the Japanese carmaker could be about to give us a glimpse of the future at [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2010

Earlier this week we looked at China’s increasing impact in the green car sector in our Green Piece Column – however, its role in a number of transport related sectors should not be overlooked.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2013

The price of petrol is not coming down. So, it’s up to you to make the most of your fuel. Here, we’ll recommend a few methods you can use to reduce your fuel usage, your emissions, tyre wear, and guard against the depreciation of your vehicle. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) offers a few [.]. Latest news GEM'

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 28, 2014

Volkswagen’s flagship green Bluemotion model on its new Polo, is to swap diesel for a petrol engine in the UK, as the carmaker works to meet demand for cleaner, urban-friendly petrol engine cars. A new refreshed Polo is due to launch this summer, updated with a range of new technologies and [.]. Volkswagen'

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Almost every new car sold in Scotland will either be electric or a low emission vehicle by 2050 if the Scottish Government fulfils its vision. A 82-page roadmap has revealed the Government’s dream of making Scotland’s cities free from the “damaging effects of petrol and diesel fumes” by 2050, with [.]. Electric cars'

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Petrol or diesel? Unless you choose an all-electric model such as the Nissan Leaf, it’s a question you’ll have to consider before choosing your next c.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, but Mazda could well be the one taking up that mantle for the petrol-powered internal combustion engine

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2017

Audi has broadened the appeal of its Q2 crossover with the introduction of a potent petrol variant. It’s the most powerful Q2 to date and gets a 2.0-l

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 30, 2013

There is no sign of relief for motorists facing ever higher fuel bills, after a new investigation revealed no evidence of anti-competitive trading in the petrol industry. Fuel prices in the UK have soared over the last ten years as largely as a result of rising crude oil prices and increased tax and duty-not as [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 31, 2017

The sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans is to be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution, the government has confirmed.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The average Chevrolet Volt owner in the US, drives in pure electric mode 65 per cent of the time, according to data collated by the car’s manufacturer. While supported by a back-up petrol engine designed to banish the dreaded ‘range-anxiety’, Chevrolet has always been keen to prove how its hybrid-type model is more akin to [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 17, 2012

Ethanol production is not responsible for the decrease in petrol (gasoline) prices – despite recent claims from the US Secretary of Agriculture and the Renewable Fuel Association. Recently it was claimed that ethanol production had helped to lower petrol prices by $0.89 That’s the verdict of two professors from UC Davis and MIT.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Dualjet petrol unit offers a 9.2mpg improvement in fuel economy over the current petrol engine – an improvement of 16 per cent, bringing the offici[.]. Suzuki has added a new engine choice to its popular Swift which will allow the model to cut under the 100g/km C02 mark for the first time.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 29, 2014

Audi’s compact SUV, the Q3 has cut its official emission figure to a new low of 137g/km CO2 for its petrol engine choices, thanks to the addition of the new 1.4 The new petrol engine is available with the SE and S Line specification, prices start from £23,870, rising to £28,115.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Oxford will become the world’s first zero-emission city under new council-backed proposals, which could ban ALL petrol and diesel vehicles from the city by 2035.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2012

Campaigners for the charity began using emergency shut off switches at the stations to stop petrol supplies to forecourt pumps. At least 50 Shell stations in London have been overrun by Greenpeace protestors as part of the environmental charity’s Save the Arctic campaign.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Petrol or diesel? Unless you choose an all-electric model such as the Nissan Leaf, it’s a question you’ll have to consider before choosing your next c.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

California may be leading the way as one of the greenest states in the USA, but that hasn’t stopped demand for petrol leaping in the area. According to figures from the California State Board of Equalisation for October 2010, petrol consumption leapt by 0.9 per cent year on year, while diesel consumption actually fell by [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2010

There are plenty of alternative fuels being banded around as potential long term replacements for petrol – but surely few can be as convenient as sewage. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news biodiesel Energy & Fuels sewage sewage as a biofuel sewage treatment US Environmental Protection Agency.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Diesel or petrol? All you need to do is select the lowest CO2 car you can and you’re fine, right? Why, diesel, of course. It is greener; it has lower CO2 and, as we’re both told and financially incentivised, less CO2 is better for the environment. If only it were that simple. Let’s not get [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

New types of petrol engines produce on average around 1,000 times more harmful particulate emissions compared to traditional engine designs, according to new research. Green credentials' Scientists from the independent research institute, TÜV Nord found that new gasoline direct injection (GDI)—which are helping carm[.].

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

German carmaker, Audi reckons its making the choice between diesel and petrol even harder for Europeans with the arrival of the reworked 1.2 TFSI engine on its all-new A3 model. This new engine choice offers both gains in efficiency and performance, with faster acceleration and up to 57.6 mpg on a combined cycle. That compares [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2012

They have been designed and developed as a greener transport alternative, but a new study claims electric cars are a bigger environmental burden than conventional petrol and diesel cars.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 25, 2011

According to figures from the American Petroleum Institute (API), US petrol deliveries increased by 2.5 per cent in September – reaching 19.9million barrels a day. Motor gasoline demand was only up by 0.3 per cent; but distillate demand reached a record for the month.

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