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New Ford Fiesta Van tops fuel economy charts

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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 fuel economy figures topping 76mpg.

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EU backs fuel economy plans for 2020 and beyond

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A committee of the European Parliament has voted to approve draft legislation that could see the average fuel economy 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 [.].

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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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 Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards [ 28 ] for vehicle model years through 2025 may stimulate more production of PHEVLERs and BEVs. [

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Vehicle fuel economy rises for fifth consecutive year

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Efforts to increase fuel economy 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.

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Volvo improves CO2 emissions of automatic models

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Buying an automatic instead of a manual car often come at the expense of fuel economy and emissions. The Swedish carmaker has been hard at work reducing the emissions and improving the fuel economy of its models. That includes ensuring that automatic models deliver the same economy as [.].

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Volkswagen Golf-now with fuel economy of 88.3mpg

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Order books have opened for one of the lowest CO2 emission combustion cars currently available. The new Volkswagen Golf BlueMotion promises fuel economy of 88.3 mpg on a combined cycle and CO2 emissions of just 85g/km. That''s a 15 per cent improvement on the fuel economy of the previous model, w[.].

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Carmakers manipulating fuel economy tests, says T&E

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The gap between official fuel economy figures and real-world driving economy of new cars is growing, thanks to the manipulation of fuel tests by carmakers, a new report suggests.