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Petrol Alto beats diesel rivals in Green Car Challenge

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None more so than the Suzuki Alto, not because it is an exciting eco-concept but because it is an ordinary enough, full production car. In the Darwin to Adelaide run, the petrol driven Alto managed to complete the journey at an average consumption of 72mpg overall, an 18.5 per cent and 12.2 per cent respectively.

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Toyota gets cash boost despite flagging hybrid sales

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Toyota will be boosted by $73million in federal and state taxpayer funded assistance in Australia – despite the fact that its hybrid car sales are underperforming. The money will go towards the production of more than 100,000 hybrid and fuel efficient petrol engines from the company’s Altona plant in Victoria.

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BMW to bring plug-in hybrid production to UK

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BMW is to bring the engine production of its new i8 plug-in hybrid car to the UK, the firm’s sales and marketing manager, Ian Robertson revealed this morning.

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Chevrolet Volt production to halt in September

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The plant will cease production of the Volt for four weeks from mid-September as demand for the electric-petrol car remains soft. It is the second time this year that the plant has halted production of the model. While recent sales [.].

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Top 10 green cars at Frankfurt

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Here we offer our pick of the top 10 green cars at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show: Ford Focus EcoNetic – With its start/stop engine technology, the Ford Focus EcoNetic promises to break the 100g/km carbon dioxide (CO2) threshold with emissions of just 99g/km. Volkswagen e-up!

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LPG on the rise again as petrol tops £1 a litre mark

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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. Proton’s sales figures reflect a growing dissatisfaction amongst motorists towards the over-inflated price of petrol, which is once again on the rise.

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Production version of i-MiEV unveiled

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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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