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It’s not often we talk about vans on TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk: however, when it comes to green vans there has arguably never been a more attractive option than the new Ford Fiesta Van (pictured). The vehicle features diesel engines, all of which have emissions below 100g/km of CO2 with fueleconomy figures topping 76mpg.
A committee of the European Parliament has voted to approve draft legislation that could see the average fueleconomy of cars sold in Europe reach an average of 94mpg by 2025. New targets for 2025 plan that emissions for new cars should reach 68 and 78g/km CO2 in twelve years time although a decision on [.].
It is doubtful that we could produce enough biofuel to completely replace fossil fuels for all of our ground, sea and air transportation. [ In the USA rapidly rising Corporate Average FuelEconomy (CAFE) Standards [ 28 ] for vehicle model years through 2025 may stimulate more production of PHEVLERs and BEVs. [
Efforts to increase fueleconomy and lower emissions show no signs of losing pace as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report revealing a fifth consecutive increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
Buying an automatic instead of a manual car often come at the expense of fueleconomy and emissions. The Swedish carmaker has been hard at work reducing the emissions and improving the fueleconomy of its models. That includes ensuring that automatic models deliver the same economy as [.].
Order books have opened for one of the lowest CO2 emission combustion cars currently available. The new Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion promises fueleconomy of 88.3 mpg on a combined cycle and CO2 emissions of just 85g/km. That''s a 15 per cent improvement on the fueleconomy of the previous model, w[.].
The gap between official fueleconomy figures and real-world driving economy of new cars is growing, thanks to the manipulation of fuel tests by carmakers, a new report suggests.
Drivers are being ‘cheated out’ of real fueleconomy tests by a flawed system of testing, according to environmental NGO, Transport & Environment (T&E). A new report from the European Commission suggests that about a third of all reported CO2 emission reductions from new cars since 2002, have not really happened.
Hyundai’s compact i10 Blue received special recognition at the inaugural Honest John awards last night for being the ‘most genuinely economical petrol-engined car’. Emitting just 99g/km CO2 and with a fueleconomy figure of 67.3mpg on a combined cycle, the i10 Blue was honoured for its ability to live up to its EU official economy [.].
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Kia’s new Rio model is set to go on sale next month with emissions as low as 85 g/km CO2. The new, fourth generation model will also boast fueleconomy as high as 88.3mpg, as its car maker strives to make low emission cars ‘available to all’. First launched in 2005, the new model will [.].
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Europe’s car are getting cleaner, the latest data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows, suggesting that carmakers are on the way to achieving EU targets. million new cars were registered in the EU, with an average emission level of 135.7g/km km CO2-a 4.6g/km Last year, 12.8 km improvement on 2010. per [.].
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