Archive for the ‘Environmental’ Category

Decline in new car CO2 emissions

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by News

The widespread take-up of low-emission cars in fleets, and the impact of the scrappage scheme for private motorists, has seen [...]

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Four by fortune favours the brave

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by In51der

As fuel prices rise steadily and the value of oil continues on an upward spiral as we climb out of [...]

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Holiday car rentals – the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted on September 19th, 2009 by Serman

My first memory of a holiday hire car was at the tender age of five when the family trip our [...]

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Recession equals a 30 percent reduction in traffic congestion

Posted on September 18th, 2009 by News

A new report, by the AA and travel data firm Trafficmaster, shows there has been a reduction in traffic congestion [...]

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Car makers may be going green but British motorists lag behind

Posted on September 16th, 2009 by News

Car makers are being forced to make significant cuts in their vehicles’ CO2 emissions, but some countries appear reluctant to [...]

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The 1000th article

Posted on September 6th, 2009 by In51der

If you check out our archives page you’ll see that this is MTIs 1000th article and it perhaps offers an [...]

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Car makers use blue to get their green message accross

Posted on August 23rd, 2009 by In51der

In the future all cars will have to be kind to the environment and meet increasingly stringent emission targets. Thankfully [...]

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Volvo get Mayor to change his mind but what’s their car like?

Posted on August 9th, 2009 by Serman

Volvo has been successful in its challenge to The Mayor of London to review the current Congestion Charge alternative fuel [...]

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London Mayor urged to look again at congestion charge policy

Posted on July 1st, 2009 by cvh

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson is being challenged by Volvo UK to review the basis of charging for the London [...]

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Chinese government to block Hummer purchase

Posted on June 26th, 2009 by News

A Chinese firm’s bid to buy the gas-guzzling Hummer car brand will be blocked on environmental grounds, according to Chinese [...]

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UK Government announces electric car trial

Posted on June 24th, 2009 by News

The UK government has announced a £25 million project to run trials of electric vehicles that will help the country [...]

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Nissan banking on electric

Posted on June 24th, 2009 by News

BBC Business News reports that Japanese carmaker Nissan plans to make 100,000 electric cars a year by 2012, and is [...]

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Environmental activists attack 4WD’s

Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by In51der

The Daily Mail reports on environmental activists carrying out a spate of attacks on 4x4s. Tyres have been let down [...]

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New Toyota hybrid gets off to a flyer

Posted on May 19th, 2009 by In51der

Toyota said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises [...]

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When big is beautiful

Posted on April 25th, 2009 by Mark Antony

I have never been one for small cars personally; I never have, and never will own one. It’s not that [...]

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Henry Ford’s grandson tells it like it is

Posted on April 21st, 2009 by In51der

As Britain braces itself for the budget tomorrow and the car business holds its collective breath for some much needed [...]

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RAC report reveals that car ownership is up but mileage falls

Posted on April 20th, 2009 by In51der

BBC News reports on a RAC Foundation “The Car in British Society” report which reveals that the rapid growth in [...]

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Will the green buzz lead to common sense?

Posted on April 20th, 2009 by In51der

At present the buzz in the new car sales world is for greener technology and more efficient less polluting models, [...]

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Dealers may be tempted to overplay the green card

Posted on April 17th, 2009 by In51der

With the latest announcements on £5,000 incentives for buying electric cars due to kick in 2011 and the, much anticipated, [...]

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Green car subsidy plan unveiled

Posted on April 16th, 2009 by In51der

Motorists will be offered subsidies of up to £5,000 to encourage them to buy electric and hybrid cars under plans [...]

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Scrappage debate hots up

Posted on March 18th, 2009 by In51der

Hot on the heels of the comments against a scrappage scheme made by Brian Spratt, chief executive of The Automotive [...]

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Ford Europe cuts production capacity

Posted on March 16th, 2009 by In51der

Ford of Europe has announced further actions to reduce production capacity in Europe ‘due to the unprecedented decline in the [...]

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Could Volvo be heading east?

Posted on February 13th, 2009 by In51der

Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile has contacted several European auto brands, including Ford Motor’s Volvo, and is interested in an acquisition, [...]

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Solent Motors go bust

Posted on December 18th, 2008 by In51der

Private car dealer group Solent Motors based on the south coast are the latest company to collapse with the loss [...]

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Some car salespeople not getting the green message

Posted on December 8th, 2008 by In51der

Car manufacturers are stepping up the “green” message and are focusing on the mass production of lower emission cars. Car [...]

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