Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Alternative fuels include biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen and electricity from the grid.
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 [.].
Green Cars News
MARCH 3, 2014
British drivers are still routinely paying the largest proportion of tax on their fuel than any other country in the EU, according to new research by the RAC Foundation shows - despite recent freezes on fuel duty. Currently, 61 per cent of the price of a litre of unleaded petrol and 59 per cent of[.]. Green credentials'
Green Cars News
MAY 3, 2012
There may be one negative knock-on effect of improving the fuel economy standards of our vehicles: fuel tax revenues could slump massively. According to a report by the Congressional Budget Office (logo, pictured), fuel economy standards proposed for 2017-2025 would cut revenues from petrol tax by 21 per cent in 2040.
Green Cars News
JULY 3, 2012
Renault’s new Clio could launch early next year completely exempt from road tax. The new Clio will be 100kg lighter than predecessor on average and will debut the Renault’s first three-cylinder turbocharged petrol engines – a 0.9-litre litre TCe 90 and 1.2 TCe 120 – alongside a four-cylinder 1.5-litre litre diesel.
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
Vauxhall expects to sell more green cars than any other brand in the UK next year, the carmaker has announced. With the revision of its Corsa range, the Vauxhall hopes the supermini will sell more sub-125g CO2 cars than any other model range in the UK. Vauxhall has also made revision the car’s steering and suspension set-ups.
Green Cars News
APRIL 1, 2010
It’s a bad day if you are not already converted to driving greener cars; today an extra 1 penny per litre fuel duty goes on the price of petrol and diesel just as the Government introduces new road tax rates. These new rates create an even greater incentive to select a low emitting car as [.].
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