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 23, 2013

After the Model S became the best-selling car in Norway (and yes, that includes petrol and diesel models, see Tesla Model S tops sales charts), the electric car maker Tesla Motors has now set its sights on the German market. The company''s CEO and co-founder Elon Musk has announced that Tesla Motors[.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Amid all the various new technologies and alternative fuels that have been thrust on the motoring world in recent years as alternatives to regular petrol (gasoline) powered vehicles, it appears that hybrid cars are still the most cost effective solution.

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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 Motor gasoline demand was only up by 0.3 per cent in September – reaching 19.9million barrels a day. per cent; but distillate demand reached a record for the month.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 13, 2009

Following on from our news story earlier today about Lamborghini making the green switch, it seems an apt time to examine the influx of supercar manufacturers that appear to be leaning towards greener technology. All of this is possible thanks to an exclusive hydrogen fuel injection system from Ronn Motors.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The strategic partnership between General Motors (GM) and PSA Peugeot Citroen has been taken in a new direction that sees plans for co-operation on a B-segment platform and a small petrol engine cast aside. Latest News Green cars Peugeot Citroen General Motors GM'

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The Green Piece: September 8, 2009. The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Kia Motors introduced a new fuel efficient, ethanol-petrol powered Soul Flex as part of the Salao Internacional do Automovel in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Soul Flex will be the first Korean flexible fuel vehicle as it can run on an ethanol-petrol mixture or even on 100 per cent ethanol or 100 per cent petrol.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Though it is established as Japan’s leading green car, production of the Toyota Prius is now heading to China. The Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor Company, which is a joint vehicle production company with China FAW Group Corporation, has started production of the vehicle at its Changchun Plant.

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2009

Golden West also plans to add around three more of the patrol cars and phase out the entire petrol fleet which consists of 28 vehicles clocking up around 40,000 miles a month. Tags: Green cars Honda Latest news Golden West K-9 Honda Civic GX.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 10, 2019

Who’d have thought that the best-selling plug-in hybrid car would be a sizeable SUV? litre petrol engine with an electric motor and a decent battery pack, creating something that was big and green. Mitsubishi understood the market when the Outlander first appeared in 2014, combining a 2.0-litre

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

A Florida car dealer set a mission to drive 1,100 miles in a Toyota Prius, which had been modified as a plug-in hybrid, while burning as little petrol as possible. Much of the power was drawn from the vehicle’s electricity - indeed the electric motor can achieve 50mph with the regular hybrid system kicking in for faster speeds.

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2009

Car manufacturers continue to jump on the hybrid car bandwagon, and now you can add Kia Motors to the list. The hybrid system comprises of a converter, inverter, 180V lithium-ion polymer battery and an electric motor. It has fuel economy of 42mpg with petrol equivalent fuel economy at 51mpg.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 7, 2010

The brand new Honda Fit Hybrid is expected to be the cheapest hybrid car around when it launches in October. According to a report by Kyodo, the Honda Motor Company has decided to sell its new hybrid car for Y1.59million in Japan – making it the cheapest petrol-electric hybrid car available in the country.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2010

The eyes of the motoring world may be focused on Beijing, but it was at the Busan International Motor Show where Hyundai Motor Corporation chose to unveil its all-new Avante compact saloon car – which is badged as the Elantra in markets outside Korea. Gamma petrol [.].

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Green car technology is expected to take the ‘International Engine of the Year’ awards by storm this year. Last year’s winner, BMW, renowned for its Efficient Dynamics technology and for its range of class-leading green cars, has a fight on its hands to achieve a record-breaking fifth consecutive International Engine of the Year title.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In an effort to make its vehicles more fuel efficient, General Motors (GM) is willing to splash the cash by investing more than $494million in three US plants that will produce its next generation of petrol direct-injection Ecotec engines.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2011

According to figures from the American Petroleum Institute (API), motor gasoline demand reached a low for any July in the past decade; [.]. The month of July marked the first time this in 2011 that total petroleum deliveries in the USA actually fell year-on-year – dropping by half a per cent compared to one year ago.

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Green Cars News

MAY 17, 2010

A consortium consisting of UK start-up Lontra, Ricardo and the Ford Motor Company has been awarded funding by the UK Technology Strategy Board to demonstrate Lontra’s Blade Supercharger for a Ford vehicle demonstrator.

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Green Cars News

MAY 28, 2009

Let’s be honest, when you picture a green car it’s unlikely to be a Ferrari. However, it seems that the Italian sports car manufacturer may be about to embrace some green car technology. seconds per lap delivering an 82hp boost for passing other cars.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Smart USA is to team up with Nissan Motor Company on a new vehicle that will go on sale in the United States. The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with Smart USA to obtain the rights to distribute a five-door, petrol powered B-segment vehicle from Nissan for sale through its retail network in [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Now at the Frankfurt Motor Show Ford has announced a new family of petrol engines offering the opportunity to down size engine capacity without suffering a reduction in performance. In fact, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are reduced by up to 20 per cent compared to a conventional petrol engine. litre and 2.0

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Green Cars News

MAY 10, 2009

At the SAE 2009 World Congress, General Motors took the opportunity to present the first front-wheel-drive version of their two-mode hybrid transaxle which has been dubbed the 2MT70. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors 2MT70 two-mode hybrid transaxle.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 14, 2009

The vehicle uses a 3.5litre V6 petrol engine and a two-mode hybrid system to produce 46 per cent better fuel economy than a comparable V8-powered ML550 model. With a total system performance of 335hp and 517Nm of torque, the electric motors are powered by a 288V NiMH pack that’s enclosed in the rear cargo floor.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 24, 2009

Another day, another announcement of a hot new green car model headed to the Frankfurt Motor Show. The diesel engines - a 90bhp and a 110bhp - are fitted with a diesel particulate filter, while the three petrol engines - Vti 95, VTi 120 and THP 150 - boast either five or six speed manual gearboxes.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 2, 2012

As California leads the push towards green motoring, could it be turning its back on petroleum (gasoline) in favour of diesel power? According to figures from the state Board of Equalisation, petrol consumption decreased by two per cent in the third quarter of 2011 – while diesel fuel consumption increased by 6.6 The [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2009

Describing himself as anti-tax but pro-carbon tax, Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk risked the backlash of US motorists by declaring that petrol should probably cost $10 a gallon. With the US auto industry in disarray, Tesla’s focus on premium green cars has emerged as a bright spark.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2009

The organiser of the $10million contest to develop next-generation green cars or vehicles has trimmed the number of contestants to 43 teams from 10 countries which have passed the vehicle design phase. Other teams have presented vehicles powered by biofuels, petrol and other fuels.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Stand by for another debut at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show - this time in the form of a new Saab 9-5 saloon car. litre petrol turbo engine that develops 220hp and a top of the line 2.8 litre petrol turbo with 180hp will be introduced along with a 2.0litre E85 engine. The 9-5 offers a 2.0

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Green Cars News

MARCH 5, 2012

Volkswagen is set to reveal a second Cross Coupe concept at the Geneva Motor Show. A vehicle this size doesn’t exactly scream ‘green’ but amazingly, this plug-in SUV is capable of 157mpg at just 46g/km of CO2, thanks to the combination of two 9.8 kWh electric motors and a turbodiesel direct injection (TDI) petrol engine. [.].

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Plug In India

DECEMBER 7, 2021

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car watch, we will talk about the Chinese electric car that is beating Tesla in EV sales. This car will sell in huge numbers in the coming years and be a money spinner for GM. The car has already sold more than 370,000 units since it launched in 2020.

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Green Cars News

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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Green Cars News

APRIL 19, 2012

What’s the difference in price between a vehicle that can run on petrol and one that can run on both petrol and compressed natural gas? According to General Motors, the difference appears to be around $11,000.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2009

Adding to the wave of criticism against the UK’s current policy for the use of biofuels in road transportation, The Times reports that the cost of filling up will rise as the European Union force oil companies to add more of the ‘green’ stuff to petrol and diesel. Tags: Biofuels cost motoring Oil.

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2009

Hyundai Motor Corporation has received more than 1,000 pre-sale orders for the Avente/Elantra LPI hybrid since June 17 ahead of the car going on sale in South Korea on July 8. litres, includes a 15kW permanent magnet synchronous motor as well as a continually variable transmission.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. So is this scheme green at all? Our verdict – green shoots should not be ignored. Tags: The Green Piece cash for clunkers green piece. At least that was until analysts started to delve a little deeper. Faye Sunderland.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 27, 2009

Green cars certainly don’t have to be slow and clunky if the latest offering from Lotus is anything to go by. The car manufacturer unveiled its new Tribid car at the Shanghai Motor Show, dubbed the Exige 270E. seconds and has a top speed of more than 158mph.

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