Green Cars News

APRIL 13, 2012

Nissan will showcase a prototype of its fully electric NV200 van at the EV and Low CO2 Fleet Show next week. The event aimed at increasing interest and awareness of greener fleet vehicles amongst fleet decision makers is set to open this Wednesday [18 April] at Silverstone Race Circuit in Northamptonshire featuring some of the [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 26, 2012

The Energy Saving Trust will be the main sponsor for an annual event aimed at promoting the benefits of low carbon vehicles in April.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) jointly delivered four units of the electric vehicle i-MiEV to the Principality of Monaco on 15 November. and MC Automobile (Europe) N.V. regarding fleet testing of the EVs in March. Earlier post.). The i-MiEVs are being leased via MCE Bank GmbH, a subsidiary of MC.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Renault has become the European leader for the sale of low emission cars. According to Association Auxiliaire de l’Automobile (AAA-DATA), the French carmaker’s average CO2 emissions were just 115.9g/km km of CO2 per vehicle sold in first half of 2013. The firm owes its success to the recent r[.].

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Naturally, Tesla is the leader since it doesn’t produce any vehicles with an internal combustion engine (ICE), and as a result, there are no tailpipes. However, other manufacturers such as Kia and Toyota are showing improvements now that they have begun producing electric vehicles. General Motors and Ford followed Stellantis.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

One company vehicle operator is speaking out against current London Congestion Charge rules which exclude vans from the Greener Vehicle Discount rules which allow cars under 100g/km CO2 to avoid paying a charge to travel through the capital. CDTi ecoFLEX vehicles fitted with [.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2017

Allied to an innovative thermally optimized and lightweight design of engine structure, the project aims to deliver more than 10% fuel economy and CO 2 emissions improvement, compared with current production vehicles.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 8, 2010

According to Network Automotive, the long established perceived link in car buyer’s mind between vehicle size and prestige is about to be blown apart. Small cars will no longer mean cheap cars as the car market is set for minor revolution, it is predicted. The specialist automotive consultancy firm expects that with a host of [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

A new paper has been published outlining the role that natural gas could play in reducing vehicle carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), it suggests that over the long term there needs to be a commitment to transition to very low CO2 gas sources including biogas or bio-synthentic gas.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2009

France is continuing to establish itself as one of the leading green forces in Europe and now the French environment agency ADEME has awarded €57million via its technology demonstrator to 11 low carbon vehicle projects. Forewheel: Presented by Michelin, Heuliez and CEA, this develops weight optimised electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO 2 emissions from road vehicles. This investment is part of our ongoing strategy to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. John Laughlin, the Technology Strategy Board’s Low Carbon Vehicles program manager.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 19, 2012

A free event is expected to encourage uptake of electric and low carbon vehicles within the fleet sector. With interest in hybrid and electric technology gathering pace amongst fleets, the EV and Low CO2 Fleet Show will aim to demonstrate the benefits of EVs and vehicles with diminished tailpipe output.

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Green Cars News

MAY 8, 2014

Diesel vehicles have been the darling of the push for better fuel economy in recent years and have duped many people into believing them to be a ‘green choice’ thanks to their tendency to come top of low CO2 lists. But according to a leading environmental health expert at King’s College, London, d[.]. Green credentials'

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Green Cars News

JULY 6, 2012

The car and van rental company, which is the world’s first and only vehicle rental company dedicated to low CO2 vehicle rental, has now expanded its [.]. The arrival of Green Motion will assure that idea is more than a load of old cobblers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

As well as delivering low CO 2 emissions, the lightweight, low-friction 1,198cc three-cylinder unit produces the power expected from a conventional 1.5-liter Nissan is just as committed to reducing emissions from cars powered by the internal combustion engine as it is to developing new zero emission electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Details are sketchy at best so far however the manufacturer hopes to deliver a light commercial vehicle with equally light fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions that is still tough enough to absorb the everyday abuse that comes with the [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Fun, sporty, spacious, and low CO2 emissions – that will be the MINI Countryman ALL4 Cooper D then. We’ve been sent a new road test on the largest MINI on the market by Autobuddy, a leading provider in all aspects of vehicle supply, contract hire and leasing.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 12, 2012

Green Motion – the low CO2 vehicle and van hire firm – has been appointed the preferred car supplier for Aston Villa Football Club. The eco-minded company was favoured by the Premier League side due to its growing number of green awards – Best Industry Supplier at Energy Saving Trust’s Fleet Hero awards and the [.].

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

The new diesel ECOnetic, which will go on sale early next year, leverages a number of advanced technologies that Ford expects will make it more fuel efficient than any other compact vehicle on the road today in Europe, including conventional diesel-, gasoline- and hybrid-powered vehicles. Focus ECOnetic is expected to use less than 3.5

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2010

The plans would mean that ultra-low CO2 emitting diesel cars would become exempt for the congestion charge for the first time alongside other vehicles which [.]. Tags: Green credentials Volvo Boris Johnson CO2 congestion charge diesel Environmental Protection london.

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Plug In India

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The objective is to create a closed loop system that will ultimately help reduce the cost of batteries and offset the need for mining Each year, we receive 6 GWh of lithium-ion batteries, the equivalent of 60,000+ electric vehicles. They also recycle close to 98% of the batteries and are cell chemistry agnostic. So there you go.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2015

Proven over 2 million miles of real-world testing, Ingenium is the future of the low-CO2 powertrain strategy at Jaguar Land Rover and is engineered to meet the most stringent exhaust emissions legislation worldwide. The aluminum-intensive Jaguar XE is the first model developed from the new JLR modular vehicle architecture.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We stick to our step-by-step plan of transitioning the fleet towards zero-emission transport and we keep investing in comfortable and quiet electric buses which, thanks to low CO2 emission levels, are locally neutral for the environment. The device uses heat drawn in from the outside to reach the right vehicle temperature.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2009

The vehicle, which is offered in both five-door and estate form, has a carbon dioxide (CO2) emission rating of 139g/km and furthers Ford’s commitment to creating fuel efficient models. For family drivers, the vehicle fits into VED band E. The Ford Mondeo 2.0-litre litre ECOnetic is on sale now and is priced from £20,795.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

Ford’s ECOnetic technology is coming to Ford’s most popular commercial vehicle, the Ford Transit. The target for fuel economy is 39.2mpg, while the average CO2 emissions aim to be 189 g/km. On sale this autumn, the new Transit ECOnetic is based on the front-wheel-drive Transit 280 panel van with short wheelbase and 2.2-litre

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

We’re just days away from the full implementation of the vehicle scrappage scheme and several providers have announced their participation in the Government backed project. The scrappage incentive, which applies to buyers trading in a 10-year-old car for a new model, will apply to all vehicles in the Volkswagen range.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 2, 2009

Now Hoval’s vehicle-leasing company, JCT 600, has been asked to supply demo versions of the latest-generation 1.8-litre Hoval Ltd has been impressed by the four Prius 1.5-litre litre cars it has been running in recent years as part of its 30-strong, multi-badge, user-chooser fleet. The Toyotas are driven by regional sales engineers.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

Very low CO2 emission levels combined with good fuel economy have led leading countryside conservation organisation The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) to select the Vauxhall Astra ecoFLEX 1.7 The model is now its preferred choice as it progressively replaces vehicles in its fleet. CDTi 16v as its preferred fleet car.

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Green Cars News

MAY 5, 2009

Being exempt from the London Congestion Charge makes the Insight ideal to transfer books between the two museum sites, while its low CO2 emissions of 101g/km mean it will save the museum money with reduced road tax of £15 a year, low company car tax and excellent fuel economy of 64.2mpg (combined) which means fewer trips to the filling station. “We

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

engine reserved for Ford’s larger vehicles – perhaps to be seen in the S-Max before too long. The first Ford cars to see this Ecoboost technology will be the all-new C-Max and Grand C-Max models, as the company introduce two engine sizes – 1.6-litre litre and 2.0 The two model C-Max line-up will feature the 1.6l engine, with the 2.0l

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

Although worthy of many more ‘conventional’ executive cars, this impressive performance data doesn’t preclude an exceptional combined economy figure of 61.4mpg and an impressively low CO2 output of 120g/km in the A4 2.0

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