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Green cars turning motorists away from petrol

Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2012

Japanese drivers are using less and less petroleum… thanks to the popularity of green cars: and that’s driving fuel prices down. According to reports in business daily The Nikkei, the average price for regular petrol in Japan is now Y139.8 per litre: that’s a drop for the thirteenth straight week and a 16month low for [.].

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New 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid undercuts MG3 to be Australia’s cheapest electrified car: But should it actually be called a hybrid?

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JUNE 14, 2024

The 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid mini-car has claimed the crown as Australia’s cheapest electrified new vehicle, undercutting the equally new MG3 in the process. litre triple-cylinder petrol engine via a belt-driven integrated starter generator and a small 12v lithium-ion battery pack. The previous car was also a 1.2-litre

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Petrol and diesel vehicle ban brought forward to 2035, with hybrids also included

Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The final year to drive a new petrol, diesel or hybrid car in the UK will be brought forward from 2040 to 2035 according to latest reports.

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E85 fuel now price competitive with petrol

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

The retail price of E85 fuel - that''s 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol - has been dropping at such a rate over the last few months, that it is now price competitive with pure petrol. Latest News Green cars Biofuels'

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Petrol Alto beats diesel rivals in Green Car Challenge

Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

None more so than the Suzuki Alto, not because it is an exciting eco-concept but because it is an ordinary enough, full production car. In the Darwin to Adelaide run, the petrol driven Alto managed to complete the journey at an average consumption of 72mpg overall, an 18.5 km, using just 123 litres of fuel for the seven day trip.

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Why Ford’s survey on green cars points to more efficient petrol and diesel engines

Green Cars News

JANUARY 16, 2013

Instead, it looked at car buyers’ attitudes to green cars, and how many people are actively environmentally conscious when it comes to choosing new models and the makers to buy them from. Ford this week revealed results of a poll it commissioned. Don’t worry, it wasn’t focused on brand specifics.

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Could biodiesel and petrol work in diesel engines?

Green Cars News

AUGUST 1, 2013

To combine the efficiency of a diesel compression ignition engine with the ultra-low nitrogen oxide and PM emissions of a blend of petrol? The University of Wisconsin took the challenge to solve the problem of the higher ignition of petrol fuels: and[.]. Latest News Green cars Biofuels'

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Are buyers rethinking petrol cars? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

APRIL 9, 2013

The Green Piece Column. While the AA reports that sales of petrol have fallen in the last five years, driven by a big consumer switch to diesel cars in recent years (see story), there is evidence to suggest that the perhaps buyers are thinking of switching back to dependable old petrol [.].

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Petrol car comeback, as diesel proves pricey

Green Cars News

MARCH 27, 2013

Petrol cars are making a comeback in the used car market as buyers realise they do not cover enough miles to justify the higher purchase cost and higher fuel prices of a diesel model, according to Autorola.

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Could bamboo ethanol be the ultimate petrol alternative?

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 2, 2013

From vegetable oil to corn, there have been a host of biofuels discussed as alternatives to petrol: however, now a new study has suggested that bamboo may be the ultimate option. Latest News Green cars Biofuels'

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Scotland to phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2050

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Almost every new car sold in Scotland will either be electric or a low emission vehicle by 2050 if the Scottish Government fulfils its vision. A 82-page roadmap has revealed the Government’s dream of making Scotland’s cities free from the “damaging effects of petrol and diesel fumes” by 2050, with [.]. Electric cars'

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Tata introduces next-generation petrol engines

Green Cars News

JANUARY 22, 2014

Indian carmaker Tata Motors - the name behind Jaguar Land Rover - has made another innovation in its efforts to boost fuel economy with the introduction of a next-generation series of petrol engines. Latest News Green cars Tata'

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Electric cars “more environmentally intensive” than petrol and diesel vehicles

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 5, 2012

They have been designed and developed as a greener transport alternative, but a new study claims electric cars are a bigger environmental burden than conventional petrol and diesel cars.

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Electric Volt proves more EV than petrol car

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The average Chevrolet Volt owner in the US, drives in pure electric mode 65 per cent of the time, according to data collated by the car’s manufacturer. While supported by a back-up petrol engine designed to banish the dreaded ‘range-anxiety’, Chevrolet has always been keen to prove how its hybrid-type model is more akin to [.].

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Demand for petrol continues to fall

Green Cars News

AUGUST 21, 2010

Tags: Green cars Latest news American Petroleum Institute crude oil imports gasoline gasoline demand petrol petrol demand US crude oil production US petrol demand.

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Study: Hybrid cars the most cost effective alternative to petrol consumption

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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Cutting the apron strings: Can we live without a petrol car?

Green Cars News

JUNE 28, 2013

Concurrently, there’s always been a petrol car on my driveway too, for those just in case moments. With the exception of a few months at the start of 2011 between the sale of my old EV and the arrival of my then new Nissan LEAF, I’ve continuously owned and driven a plug-in vehicle since 2006. Weekly Column'

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ALL diesel and petrol cars to be banned in Oxford by 2035

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Oxford will become the world’s first zero-emission city under new council-backed proposals, which could ban ALL petrol and diesel vehicles from the city by 2035.

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Mitsubishi Outlander range grows with addition of petrol model

Green Cars News

AUGUST 29, 2018

Complementing the best-selling plug-in hybrid and turbo diesel models in the range, a new seven-seat Mitsubishi Outlander Petrol is now available to UK customers.

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Revised Volkswagen Polo Bluemotion swaps diesel for petrol

Green Cars News

JANUARY 28, 2014

Volkswagen’s flagship green Bluemotion model on its new Polo, is to swap diesel for a petrol engine in the UK, as the carmaker works to meet demand for cleaner, urban-friendly petrol engine cars. A new refreshed Polo is due to launch this summer, updated with a range of new technologies and [.]. Volkswagen'

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News in brief: China petrol and diesel exports surge

Green Cars News

AUGUST 25, 2010

Earlier this week we looked at China’s increasing impact in the green car sector in our Green Piece Column – however, its role in a number of transport related sectors should not be overlooked.

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US demand for petrol slumps

Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2010

Tags: Green cars Latest news American Petroleum Society US crude oil US crude oil demand US distillate US gasoline US petrol US petrol demand US refinery.

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Demand for petrol hits lowest level since 2003

Green Cars News

JUNE 19, 2010

Tags: Green cars Green credentials Latest news American Petroleum Institute demand for gasoline demand for jet fuels demand for petrol distillate deliveries gas prices gasoline petrol petrol prices.

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Petrol sales fall 20% in five years

Green Cars News

APRIL 5, 2013

billion litres of petrol. Green credentials diesel fuel petrol' Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, seen by the AA, show that in 2007, fuel stations sold 22.9 By 2012, that figure fell to 17.4 [.].

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Petrol and diesel vehicles banned from areas of London

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A new scheme will see pure petrol and diesel vehicles banned from some areas of east London at peak hours, with drivers who flout the rules set to be hit with £130 fines.

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New diesel and petrol vehicles to be banned from 2040 - but no scrappage scheme or pollution charges announced

Green Cars News

JULY 31, 2017

The sale of new diesel and petrol cars and vans is to be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution, the government has confirmed.

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British firm pulls petrol from thin air!

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2012

A British company has produced petrol ‘from the air’ by using unique technology to that captures water vapour and carbon dioxide present in air to produce a synthetic version of the fossil fuel. According to The Independent this morning, Teeside-based Air Fuel Synthesis has so far managed to produce five litres of fuel since its [.].

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Formula Student see EVs and petrol cars in close competition

Green Cars News

JULY 17, 2012

The annual Formula Student competition at the weekend saw conventionally fuelled and alternatively fuelled cars pitted against each other for the first time.

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Petrol engines are FIGHTING BACK

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 31, 0001

The future of the car is electric and the internal combustion engine is going the same way as the dinosaurs

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Toyota admits fuel cell cars will cost more to fill up than petrol models

Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2014

Toyota expects that the cost of a tank of hydrogen will initially cost more than filling up with petrol, the carmaker has warned, ahead of the launch of its new Fuel Cell Sedan. Speaking at the JP Morgan Auto Conference in New York, Toyota USA’s senior vice president, Bob Carter made the stark war[.]. Toyota Editor Pick'

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Eagerly anticipated petrol-engined Maserati Levante S arrives

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Maserati’s V6 petrol-engined Levante S is now available in the UK, joining the Levante line-up alongside the successful diesel variant launched last year.

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MPs calls on government to ban new petrol and diesel by 2032

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2018

The government has previously announced a ban on the sale of all new petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK from 2040

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2009

Here in the UK we’re so downtrodden by extortionate petrol prices that the prospect of driving fuel efficient green cars carries obvious appeal. However, what about our US neighbours where ‘gas’ prices are distinctly lower and so-called muscle cars are seen as almost iconic and part of the culture?

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Honda charges up for new efficient petrol engines

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Honda is the latest carmaker to join the craze for small capacity, turbocharged petrol engines, as it plays catch-up on some of its competitors. Current petrol models make use of the tried and trusted, but now ageing i-VTEC engines but the Japanese carmaker could be about to give us a glimpse of the future at [.].

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China and India reveal green car focus

Green Cars News

MAY 29, 2009

China is planning to allot half the total transportation energy consumption to electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles that primarily use energy other than petrol by 2020 while India has placed a clear focus on diffusing electric vehicles due to its own environmental issues.

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Efficiency tips for petrol vehicles

Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2013

The price of petrol is not coming down. So, it’s up to you to make the most of your fuel. Here, we’ll recommend a few methods you can use to reduce your fuel usage, your emissions, tyre wear, and guard against the depreciation of your vehicle. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) offers a few [.]. Latest news GEM'

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Diesel v Petrol: the choice is narrowing

Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Diesel or petrol? All you need to do is select the lowest CO2 car you can and you’re fine, right? Why, diesel, of course. It is greener; it has lower CO2 and, as we’re both told and financially incentivised, less CO2 is better for the environment. If only it were that simple. Let’s not get [.].

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Can sewage be the replacement for petrol?

Green Cars News

MAY 20, 2010

There are plenty of alternative fuels being banded around as potential long term replacements for petrol – but surely few can be as convenient as sewage. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news biodiesel Energy & Fuels sewage sewage as a biofuel sewage treatment US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Petrol vs diesel: which is best?

Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Petrol or diesel? Unless you choose an all-electric model such as the Nissan Leaf, it’s a question you’ll have to consider before choosing your next c.

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Mazda: Why favouring petrol power over EVs could be a winning formula

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, but Mazda could well be the one taking up that mantle for the petrol-powered internal combustion engine

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Utah to increase green car fleet

Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2009

Now Utah has made a significant green car commitment. The state plans to spend $4.5million to more than double the number of natural gas cars and gas-electric hybrids that are used in its fleet. A further 343 hybrid cars will also be brought into the fleet over the next 14 months.

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Honda to increase green car output

Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

Demand is so high for green cars after government incentives were introduced in Japan, that the Honda Motor Company, the country’s number two car manufacturer, has said it will start partial weekend shifts at two factories in a bid to push low emission vehicles off the production line.

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Report: Ethanol not responsible for petrol price drop

Green Cars News

JULY 17, 2012

Ethanol production is not responsible for the decrease in petrol (gasoline) prices – despite recent claims from the US Secretary of Agriculture and the Renewable Fuel Association. Recently it was claimed that ethanol production had helped to lower petrol prices by $0.89 That’s the verdict of two professors from UC Davis and MIT.

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Audi Q2 now available with potent 2.0-litre petrol

Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2017

Audi has broadened the appeal of its Q2 crossover with the introduction of a potent petrol variant. It’s the most powerful Q2 to date and gets a 2.0-l

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Green cars turning motorists away from petrol

New 2024 Suzuki Swift Hybrid undercuts MG3 to be Australia’s cheapest electrified car: But should it actually be called a hybrid?

Petrol and diesel vehicle ban brought forward to 2035, with hybrids also included

E85 fuel now price competitive with petrol

Petrol Alto beats diesel rivals in Green Car Challenge

Why Ford’s survey on green cars points to more efficient petrol and diesel engines

Could biodiesel and petrol work in diesel engines?

Are buyers rethinking petrol cars? The Green Piece

Petrol car comeback, as diesel proves pricey

Could bamboo ethanol be the ultimate petrol alternative?

Scotland to phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2050

Tata introduces next-generation petrol engines

Electric cars “more environmentally intensive” than petrol and diesel vehicles

Electric Volt proves more EV than petrol car

Demand for petrol continues to fall

Study: Hybrid cars the most cost effective alternative to petrol consumption

Cutting the apron strings: Can we live without a petrol car?

ALL diesel and petrol cars to be banned in Oxford by 2035

Mitsubishi Outlander range grows with addition of petrol model

Revised Volkswagen Polo Bluemotion swaps diesel for petrol

News in brief: China petrol and diesel exports surge

US demand for petrol slumps

Demand for petrol hits lowest level since 2003

Petrol sales fall 20% in five years

Petrol and diesel vehicles banned from areas of London

New diesel and petrol vehicles to be banned from 2040 - but no scrappage scheme or pollution charges announced

British firm pulls petrol from thin air!

Formula Student see EVs and petrol cars in close competition

Petrol engines are FIGHTING BACK

Toyota admits fuel cell cars will cost more to fill up than petrol models

Eagerly anticipated petrol-engined Maserati Levante S arrives

MPs calls on government to ban new petrol and diesel by 2032

Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Honda charges up for new efficient petrol engines

China and India reveal green car focus

Efficiency tips for petrol vehicles

Diesel v Petrol: the choice is narrowing

Can sewage be the replacement for petrol?

Petrol vs diesel: which is best?

Mazda: Why favouring petrol power over EVs could be a winning formula

Utah to increase green car fleet

Honda to increase green car output

Report: Ethanol not responsible for petrol price drop

Audi Q2 now available with potent 2.0-litre petrol

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