The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has launched an information portal to give clarity and consistency about the introduction and progressive adoption of the new WLTP fuel economy test, at www.lowcvp.org.uk/initiatives/fuel-economy From 1 September 2017, cars will begin to be tested in a completely new way, giving buyers comprehensive and reliable mpg figures and helping […]
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Today, government announced that the current Plug-in Car Grant (PICG) scheme, which sees motorists offered up to £5,000 off the price of a new electric car or plug-in hybrid vehicle, will continue until at least February 2016 for all categories of vehicle.
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The UK has once again beaten CO2 emissions targets, with the average new car in 2014 posting CO2 emissions 4.2% below this year’s EU-wide target of 130g/km, according to a Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) report published today. The annual SMMT New Car CO2 Report 2015 reveals that carbon tailpipe emissions have fallen
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A new study by Cambridge Econometrics, funded by the European Climate Foundation, states that by 2030 low-carbon technologies could make a massive 47% reduction in CO2 emissions, cut £600 from the average motorists annual car fuel bill and reduce the national cost of running and replacing cars by a massive £5-7 billion. Furthmore, the report
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Organisers of the FIA Formula E Championship have today announced a new partnership with leading carbon capture company Global Thermostat to significantly reduce the CO2 emissions generated by the series and to jointly promote sustainable technologies. Beginning this September in Beijing, Formula E is the FIA’s global motorsport championship featuring fully- electric open-wheel cars racing
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Lexus chief engineer Chika Kako shares her insights into the development that went into the new CT 200h as the first UK customers get to discover for themselves what improvements have been made. Kako is Lexus International’s first female chief engineer and took up responsibility for the CT 200h in June last year. She brings
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Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at the 80th anniversary of the SAE World Congress being held at the Cobo Center in Detroit on 8-10 April 2014. The first presentation describes its SpeedStart® torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system; the second its turbine integrated gas energy recovery system known as TIGERS®.
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By 2020, Honda aims to reduce CO2 emissions produced from manufacturing their products by 30%, when compared to levels emitted in 2000. Honda plan to put up more wind turbines later this year, by constructing a so called ‘wind farm’ beside their new manufacturing facility in Brazil. That wind farm is expected to generate the
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SEAT’s Martorell factory is now home to the biggest solar panel installation in the automotive industry, with approximately three times the number of panels as Bentley’s recent solar panel installation. SEAT’s new power house will generate 15,000,000 kWh per year (which compares to Bentley’s 2,200,000 kWh). The SEAT al Sol (SEAT Sun) project, the third and final
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Renault Group has become the European leader in terms of low CO2 emissions based upon its sales of passenger cars over the first half of 2013. This ranking is the fruit of the rejuvenation of its range, the success of its Energy range of engines and the growth of its electric vehicle sales. Renault Group has
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