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Car dealer’s got wind

PRESTIGE used car dealership Roy Humphrey Group will soon have wind – but don’t worry, it’s in a good way! The dealership, in Brome, Sufolk, which specialises in used prestige cars including Porsches and Bentleys has just been given planning permission for two wind turbines. They will generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of [...]

	Toyota EU Prius sales
TOYOTA has underlined its current dominance of the hybrid car market by hitting a Prius sales landmark. Sales have just topped the 200,000 mark across Europe, a decade after the petrol-electric motor went on sale. It’s an impressive figure; the 100,000 mark was only reached in 2008! It’s doing even better globally, too: worldwide sales [...]

	EV impact decades away
GREEN car gains in the short and medium term will mainly be driven by current engine tech say experts. Dave Greenwood, project director at Ricardo UK, said it would be several decades before EV and fuel cell technology made significant impacts on overall transport CO2 emissions. ’90 percent of the CO2 reduction in the next [...]

	Mercedes green car plans
MERCEDES will start series volume sales of fuel cell models from UK car dealers in 2015, confirms the auto giant. The futuristic strategy was outlined to Car Dealer Magazine at a technical briefing in Monaco. Board member Thomas Weber said that Mercedes is ‘quite far ahead of competitors’, and is ready NOW to begin series [...]

	Renault welcomes PBR
RENAULT says the exemption of electric cars from 5 years’ company car tax from next April is ‘welcome.’ The company also hailed the fact that electric vans get a van benefit charge exemption over the same period, ‘plus a 100 per cent first year allowance towards the purchase.’ Renault UK MD Roland Bouchara was, indeed, [...]

		Green tech a mystery
		GREEN car technology is not clearly understood by the majority of car buyers reveals Yahoo! UK research. Less than half can clearly define hybrid tech – despite eco green credibility now being a key buying factor. The results came from a Yahoo! UK survey of more than 5800 users. It showed that only 39 percent [...]
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		TOKYO: Mitsub & Mazda
		MITSUBISHI has a stack of eco-themed cars here on its stand at Tokyo – but there’s one that stands out. The PX-MiEV is an extremely clever electric hybrid SUV concept. But take note of the looks above all. For, it’s previewing the smart, aero-style look of the next all-new Outlander. Looks good to us. We [...]
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		Eco label for used cars
		USED car retailers can now access fuel economy and running cost info on stock dating back to 2001. This can be used to display new car-style fuel economy labels, to support a scheme being launched to car buyers in November this year. The scheme is to run alongside the well-recognised new car eco green label, [...]
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		Vauxhall’s new eco car
		CORSA sales are currently booming for Vauxhall, thanks to the Government’s scrap car scheme. And the company’s now got an answer for those who say scrappage is not green. The most economical Vauxhall ever. The Vauxhall Corsa Ecoflex emits 105g/km. It also returns a 13 percent improvement in fuel economy over the standard 1.3-litre diesel [...]
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		Fiat bags top tech award
		FIAT has won top prize in the MediaGuardian’s prestigious Digital Technology Innovation Awards. The prize was awarded for the maker’s eco:Drive fuel monitoring technology, which is standard on many new models. Media vixen Lauren Laverne presented the award, during a ceremony at London’s Sketch restaurant attended by Fiat’s digital head, Claudio Annicchiarico. ‘We are delighted [...]
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