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Honda has revealed further details of its new CR-Z hybrid sports car.
Due to make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show early next month, the CR-Z is a compact 2+2 coupe powered by a 1.5-litre petrol engine allied to an electric motor offering peak power of 124bhp.
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Lombard Vehicle Management has been appointed by national lawn treatment business GreenThumb to fund and manage a fleet of around 800 vans on an exclusive basis.
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The environmentally conscious Volvo customer can now buy a diesel-powered Volvo V70 or S80 with CO2 emissions as low as 119 g/km – corresponding to fuel consumption of just 4.5 l/100 km.This means that over the past year or so, Volvo Cars has succeeded in delivering five models with emissions below 120 g/km.
Gurgaon, Haryana, February 1, 2010 /India PRwire/ — “There has been a swift pace of development since the launch of our first 119-gram models in Paris in autumn 2008. The fact that we have now brought two of the larger models in our range below the magical 120 gram limit shows that few of our competitors can match us when it comes to offering customers increasingly green cars,” says Volvo Cars President and CEO Stephen Odell.
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Volvo has launched personal CO2-counter called Commute Greener, which can be accessed through a mobile phone or a website.
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 20, 2009)- Carbon dioxide emissions from new vehicles have decreased for the fifth consecutive year, along with a corresponding increase in fuel economy, according to a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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QUANG NINH — Even though Viet Nam’s present carbon dioxide emissions were far lower than those in developed countries, it should think seriously about reducing them as part of its future strategy on sustainable development.
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From 1 July 2013, new light commercial vehicles – vans and small trucks – registered in the EU will be limited to emissions of 175 grammes of CO 2/kilometre. The target is set in a draft regulation to be presented by the European Commission, on 28 October. Average emissions from these vehicles are 200 g CO 2/km today.
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In December 2007 the Bush administration found that greenhouse gases, especially those emitted by motor vehicles, were a danger to public health, and therefore should be regulated by the Clean Air Act. This finding was sequestered for years, the story of its suppression was well known. The 29-page report (pdf) by Bush’s EPA itself was only seen by a select few, copies were not allowed to be made, and the White House’s Office of Management and Budget blocked an effort to make it public. The document has only now been released for the first time to the American public.
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WEYBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM – August 31, 2009: Kia Motors has selected Michelin as the sole supplier of the original equipment tyres for the new cee’d range. All of the model’s 15- and 16-inch wheels will be covered by two energy efficient tyre ranges; the Michelin Energy Saver and the Michelin Primacy HP.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is expected in the next few weeks to declare that carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases are pollutants, a move that would require the federal government to regulate them — even without legislation.
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TNT Malaysia held for the first time its Drive me Challenge recently – an international competition by TNT to increase awareness amongst the tens of thousands of own drivers and sub-contractors to engage and encourage them to drive both safely and more fuel efficiently. TNT’s most efficientTNT pick-up and delivery (PUD) driver in Malaysia was selected to represent TNT South East Asia, to compete internationally in TNT’s Drive me Challenge in the United Kingdom in September. This competition, which was held at Metro Driving Academy in Puchong is part of TNT’s comprehensive environmental initiative, Planet Me, which was launched in 2007 to reduce TNT’s carbon emissions.
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Americans who don’t want to see just about everything they buy or use cost more under the weight of a cap-and-trade global warming bill pushed by the Obama administration are thankful the legislation is a dead letter in the U.S. Senate.
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Residents will soon to be able to benefit from greener parking in London after Camden Council introduced a reward scheme for those with low-emission vehicles.
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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA – July 2, 2009: The peak body representing the Australian automotive industry, the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), supports the COAG decision to conduct an evaluation of options to lower carbon emissions from vehicles.
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