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UK study finds low carbon policy has bolstered UK automotive sector, but trucks neglected and biofuels stalled

Green Car Congress

A major new report published at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Annual Conference shows the UK automotive sector has been revitalized by consistently applied policy centered on cutting carbon. In the early 2000s, the UK car industry was in a state of decline. UK auto sector turnover was £64.1 Click to enlarge.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I August 9, 2007 (Multiple reports on speech and press conference by GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz) Lutz said his goal is for GM to develop a plug in hybrid on sale by 2010.

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