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JULY 19, 2011

Green car start-up, Green Vehicles has folded as the firm failed to secure further investment. The Salinas, California based firm started in 2007, had two electric vehicle prototypes which were supposed to be going into full production later this year. Despite $2.5

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

Anyone who thought that electric cars were ready to take over on the UK’s roads needs to think again, with new sales figures revealing that their popularity has slumped. According to The Guardian, sales of new electric cars in the UK dropped by 90 per cent from their peak of 397 units in 2007, to [.].

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MARCH 29, 2011

The Green Piece Column. Remember when Honda introduced the FCX Clarity and Top Gear labelled it the car of the future? Believe it or not, that was back in 2007 – and unfortunately, fuel cell cars don’t appear to have come any closer to being a mainstream reality since. March 28, 2011. Indeed there have [.].

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JULY 13, 2010

The proposals follow on from the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which [.]. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news advanced biofuels biomass-based diesel cellulosic biofuels renewable fuel US Environmental Protection Agency.

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JUNE 17, 2010

Since 2007, Alberta companies that produce more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions [.]. The money comes from Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation, which is in itself is supplied by the Government of Alberta which collects it from industry.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan continues to make progress on its Nissan Green Program 2010 mid-term environmental plan and has now announced an update in its status - along with the announcement of a clean-diesel engine for the Japanese market. Now it will introduce a clean-diesel engine into the Japanese market in spring 2010.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Cumulative sales of Toyota hybrids worldwide have actually reached 2.68million units although sales have declined from their peak in 2007 of 347,500 units outside Japan. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Toyota japan Toyota hybrid cars Toyota hybrid vehicles Toyota Prius. However, [.].

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MAY 14, 2009

Three Scirocco GT24 cars that use conventional petrol will race alongside two Scirocco GT24-CNG vehicles at the event as the manufacturer aims to add another victory to those clinched in the class for two litre turbo engines in 2007 and 2008.

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JULY 6, 2009

People in Britain cannot tell which products are better for the environment amid the array of companies’ green advertising claims. Many think companies pretend to be green as an excuse to hike their prices, a major new study by consumer champions, Consumer Focus has revealed.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

VW Polo) – the least green motorists are from Latvia with a figure of 177g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. . VW Passat).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2010

The Committee wants the documents in the possession of Dimitrious Biller, who served as the National Managing Counsel for Toyota’s American operation from 2003-2007, [.].

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

The waiver applies to new cars and light trucks built from the model year 2007 onwards – with a decision on the use of E15 in model year 2001-2006 vehicles to be made [.]. The US Environmental Protection Agency has given the go-ahead to a waiver for fuel that contains up to 15 per cent ethanol.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Since 2007, the Volkswagen Tiguan has built itself enviable success

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

The Green Piece: Tuesday 6 October, 2009. The UK’s car scrappage scheme may have been dubbed a resounding success by the majority of car manufacturers and consumers alike, but it hasn’t won plaudits from all corners. So does he have a point? Missed opportunities. Environmental criticisms have also been shot down.

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JULY 18, 2009

Green car drivers are more responsible about the environment, keep their speed in check to keep fuel consumption low and are therefore less likely to have accidents. As a result, their car insurance premiums should be lower, right? The theory is simple isn’t it?

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AUGUST 21, 2009

A voluntary initiative to phase out old fashioned bulbs started in 2007 with the keen support of a number of UK energy suppliers and retailers. This is great news for people who will pay less in electricity and even better news for the planet, as this will amount to 1 million tonnes of saved CO2 per year by 2020.”.

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APRIL 5, 2013

billion fewer litres of fuel than five years ago, according to new research by the AA. Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, seen by the AA, show that in 2007, fuel stations sold 22.9 Green credentials diesel fuel petrol' Forecourts in the UK are dispensing 3.5 billion litres of petrol.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

With payments of up to $4,500 for motorists willing to swap their ageing gas guzzling vehicles for more fuel efficient ones, it seemed like a ‘can’t lose’ scheme with consumers getting cheaper cars, the automotive industry enjoying more sales and the environment boosted by a reduction in harmful emissions. So is this scheme green at all?

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JULY 5, 2013

One of the biggest car rental firms in the world, Avis Budget Group estimates that it has offset 198,578 tonnes of CO2 since it signed an agreement with global offsetting firm, CarbonNeutral back in 2007. Green credentials' The rental services firm, which operates from 10,000 locations in 175 countries, expects to o[.].

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JUNE 10, 2009

The future is green for General Motors and it has further established its commitment to forward-thinking technology with the opening of what has been dubbed the largest and most technologically advanced battery lab in the USA. Planning for the lab began in December 2007 with construction beginning in August 2008.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Honda is the latest name on the list – it will reveal the CR-Z Concept 2009, the most recent prototype of a compact sports car using Honda’s IMA technology, at the show. Still a design study, Honda hopes to position the vehicle as an example of how IMA technology can be placed in a number of different cars to fulfil different needs.

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JULY 7, 2009

Achieve forty miles per gallon or cut carbon dioxide emissions to an average of 140g/km - that’s the target that has been set by the South Korean Presidential Committee on Green Growth. Despite the fact that average CO2 emissions in the country in 2007 stood at 201g/km, the committee has set this ambitious target for 2015.

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JUNE 27, 2009

After facing some questionable criticism about its manufacturing processes and how green the Toyota Prius really is, the Japanese manufacturer has hit back with a Press release highlighting its environmentally focused manufacturing. Between 2003 and 2007, CO2 emissions have also been slashed by 36 per cent.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2009

Automotive engineers are developing more advanced and efficient technologies and seven of the nine highest selling marketing groups increased fuel economy from 2007-2008. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news carbon dioxide emissions EPA fuel economy US Environmental Protection Agency vehicle fuel economy.

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APRIL 29, 2009

In fact, in the fiscal year from 2007-2008 more than 45,000 models were sold around the world. Now, Porsche is working on a Cayenne Hybrid which it hopes will lead its emergence in the high performance green car sector. The Cayenne S Hybrid will reach showrooms in 2010.

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JUNE 28, 2009

per cent in 2007. In China, by contrast, oil consumption increased by three per cent in 2008 though this was down from a five per cent increase in 2007 and an eight per cent rise on average since 2001. Using recently published data from BP, it found that emissions increased by 1.7 per cent in 2008, compared to 3.3

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APRIL 25, 2009

If you thought that the surge of green car innovations and the economic crisis would help to drive down emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane last year, then think again. parts per million increases in 2007. This means that for every million molecules of air, an additional 2.1

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MAY 21, 2009

The standards, which will apply to model years 2012-2016, will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5mpg in 2016 (39mpg for cars, 30mpg for trucks) - approximately 250 grams CO2/mile. This speeds up the initial CAFE programme target set by the EISA 2007 which specified a minimum of 35mpg by 2020.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Thai eco-car policy became effective on October 1 and is designed to help Thailand cross the two million units per year production mark through the support of eco cars as a product champion. 94 and Reg.

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JULY 22, 2009

The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg. In a companion study for the same period, it was also found that the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per driver from these new vehicles were lower in each month compared to October 2007.

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OCTOBER 11, 2009

Following a review of recommendations in December 2008, the EPA identified areas based on air quality monitoring from 2005-2007 but these were never published and were placed under review. So, as the 2008 air quality data is the most recent, the EPA has used this to make its final designations.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

In January 2007, Volvo and energy supplier Vattenfall launched a joint project aimed at testing and developing plug-in technology and established the V2 Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle Partnership. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Volvo.

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APRIL 19, 2009

After a thorough scientific review was ordered by the US Supreme Court in 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal on greenhouse gases. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news Environmental Protection Agency EPA greenhouse gas emissions.

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MAY 21, 2009

The project, which began in 2007, has already completed hardware proof of concept testing. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Argonne Gold Peak Battery Maxwell Technologies plug-in hybrid cars. The team is working on control tuning and integration as well as initiating a long-term effects study.

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OCTOBER 8, 2009

This is just the latest step in Smart’s progress in the electric vehicle sector, the company having begun testing electric drive systems in 2007 in London and one year later introducing a second generation with a more advanced electric drive and a lithium-ion battery. The second generation of the vehicle accelerates from 0-60km/h in 6.5

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Traffic volumes had started to decline in November 2007 alongside petrol price rises and experienced dramatic drops in 2008. Tags: Green cars Latest news States Highways Agencies US Federal Highway Administration vehicle miles travelled. per cent drop in year-over-year ridership. per cent drop in ridership.

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JUNE 25, 2009

“Smart has been conducting real-life trials of 100 electric cars with partner companies across the country since 2007,&# he said. “The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and this has been instrumental in our decision to put the car into small series production and bring another 100 cars to the UK early in 2010.&#.

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