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Green Car Revolution – the Future of Electric Cars

Lisa Van Pay of the National Science Foundation meets Will Lark, an MIT graduate student working on the CityCar project. The two discuss the technologies that make this vehicle unique and explore the relationship between art, science and design. The … 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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…and the Low Carbon Award goes to Kia Cars

So in order to reduce carbon emissions in cars we must devise ever more sophisticated technologies using the likes of hybrid powertrains, electric motors…well,not so, according to Kia Motors. Kia reports it has scooped the What Car? Ultra Low Carbon Award … Continue reading

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Top 10 Green Cars

Every now and then it’s good to stop and take stock of where the trend lies currently with regards to the growth of low emission cars. What alternative technologies are riding high, and which cars are selling well. So in … Continue reading

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Range Rover Evoques an new off-road superiority

The Green Car Guide has road tested the Range Rover Evoque, a diesel manual which can do 49.6 mpg. But this was no ordinary road test. The idea was to find out if the Evoque was the best in class … Continue reading

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Simple ways to get more out of the fuel you buy

      The Automobile Association says : “Fuel consumption has a lot to do with the car you buy, but whatever you drive there are things you can do to save money and reduce energy use, CO2 emissions and … Continue reading

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4 good green reasons to go Green Car

Four of the latest articles on low emission cars from the green-car-guide.com website ,the Original UK Green Car News site, cover : Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 The world’s first diesel-electric hybrid,it offers  four-wheel drive capability at 74 mpg and at a sub-100 g/km of … Continue reading

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Volkswagen says: Think blue! Think up!

      Volkswagen announce that up! is almost here. You can order this new addition to our low emission car picks ahead of it arriving in the UK showrooms early next year. Check-out the headline features: Blue Motion technology … Continue reading

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High demand for Ford 1.6Litre ecoboost engine

At Ford’s Bridgeend engine plant they’re being worked off their feet to meet the demand for the Ecoboost engine. Ford’s 1.6-litre EcoBoost engine,already sold to more than 50,000 in Europe since late 2010 launch is a versatile engine available in six … Continue reading

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Green-Car-Guide Live! at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power

Yes! Green-Car-Guide Live! returns. This year,from 15-17 July 2011, it will take an exclusive place at the Cholmondeley Pageant of Power voted in 2010 Best Tourist Event in Cheshire. In addition to low emission cars including the Nissan Leaf ( … Continue reading

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