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Facelift for a smart fortwo

Opinion maybe divided about the smart fortwo which has been a low emission car pioneer ( a sub-100g/km of CO2)for more than ten years. Some hate its appearance, others love it for its easy urban motoring manoeuvrability. Well those who … Continue reading

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First hybrid car to market sells more than 800,000 since 1999

Hard to believe that the first generation hybrid Honda Insight came on the road over a decade ago. Since then low emission hybrid cars have grown in number of models and manufacturers, as the call for cleaner technology, and therefore … Continue reading

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Electric cars shown the green light by GM

The Mail on Sunday reports :’ General Motors, the World’s biggest car maker, predicts that four million electric vehicles a year will be built by 2020.’ Also, Nick Reilly,boss of the GM subsidiary Vauxhall Opel is quoted as saying  he … Continue reading

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Power to Green Cars at Cholmondeley

The rain stayed away just long and often enough last Saturday to allow me to enjoy a fabulous day spent at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power. As you might expect the highlight for me- there were some fantastic cars elsewhere … Continue reading

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Want a safer car? Try one of the low emission cars

Yes its true! You can can the idea of the joke about most low emission cars being nothing more than small cans or milk floats.And how about saving money and keeping safe at the same time? True. According to the … Continue reading

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Green Motor Show Ecovelocity bound for Battersea

London is to host the UK eco motor show, EcoVelocity, a 4-day event to run from Thursday September 8 to Sunday September 11 2011. This dynamic festival of green motoring packed with the very latest no compromise, hi-tech and ultra low carbon … Continue reading

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Another sub-90 g/km CO2 low emission car

Yesterday we looked at the Kia Picanto, today let me introduce you to the Skoda Fabia Estate Greenline II. At an incredibly miserly 83 mpg this good size family car claims emissions of just 89 g/km CO2. For a full … Continue reading

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Hello world! Welcome back!

Welcome Back! Yes we have been around since 2006. Unfortunately, we have had to change hosting. You can still access earlier archived material for the site at low-emission-cars but there will be many images missing. That is part of the … Continue reading

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