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Porsche officially challenges London mayor and TfL

Porsche officially challenges London mayor and TfL

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Ben Pulman, 03 April 2008 10:14

Porsche has officially filed a judicial review challenge against the London congestion charge increase. It follows TfL and the London mayor’s rejection of Porsche’s request for changes to the proposed £25-a-day charge. London mayor Ken Livingstone and TfL will now have 21 days to acknowledge the filing and a further 35 days to ready their defence. A judge will then decide ...

Why the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid must exist, by GM

Why the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid must exist, by GM

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Liz Turner, 18 March 2008 16:06

We have one question as Dave Schiavone, product manager for Escalade takes CAR for exclusive drive in the new Escalade Hybrid. Why? In fact, why oh why? Surely anyone who cares about the environment or wants improved mpg will simply buy a smaller, more fuel-efficient car? 'I wouldn’t start from there if I were you,' explains Schiavone. 'The person who buys ...

Porsche vs London mayor: latest

Porsche vs London mayor: latest

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Ben Pulman, 11 March 2008 17:23

Porsche is on a collision course with the authorities planning London’s proposed £25-a-day congestion charge – and it emerged today that the two parties could end up in court. Lawyers acting for TfL and the mayor’s office have rejected the sports car maker’s request for changes to the tax, which is set to treble from today’s £8 charge. Porsche said ...

Land Rover's CO2 offset: does it work?

Land Rover's CO2 offset: does it work?

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Anonymous, 20 December 2007 16:26

Manufacturers like Land Rover claim to offset the CO2 from so-called gas guzzlers. But is this just PR posturing – or a credible attempt to cancel out the damage from their cars’ greenhouse gases? These CO2 offset programmes are all to do with the much-talked about carbon footprint - the trail of unwanted carbon dioxide or CO2 emitted through the ...

Hybrids suffer in new Congestion Charge

Hybrids suffer in new Congestion Charge

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Ben Barry, 08 August 2007 05:45

Transport for London today proposed a far-reaching shake-up of the capital's Congestion Charge, linking a new incremental system to a car’s C02 outputs and axeing the automatic hybrid advantage. Models that emit 120g/km or less will be exempt from the £8-a-day charge, while those producing over 225g/km would take a whopping £25 hit, according to the plans which are currently ...

Land Rover offsets CO2

Land Rover offsets CO2

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Mark Nichol, 06 August 2007 10:45

Land Rover is giving more of its customers the opportunity to tick the ‘guilt reduction’ box on the options list of their 4x4s by extending its carbon offsetting scheme. In September 2006, Land Rover introduced a scheme to let new-car buyers offset their CO2 emissions for the first 45,000 miles via a one-off green tax of between £85 and £165. ...

VW City Expert

VW City Expert

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Ben Pulman, 01 August 2007 03:31

Volkswagen has just released details of a concept car that should take it back to its ‘people’s car’ roots. Dubbed City Expert, it will be shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. VW will also show the production Tiguan and six new Bluemotion models, but the big news is this rear-engined city car. CAR first reported VW’s plans for ...

Porsche announces hybrid details

Porsche announces hybrid details

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Chris Hope, 25 July 2007 08:57

Porsche's new Cayenne hybrid due in 2009 will top the UK speed limit on electrical power alone and average 32mpg, CAR Online has learned. Most hybrids, like the Toyota Prius, struggle to top 15mph on battery power, making the petrol-electric Cayenne's electrified 75mph the most powerful hybrid system yet. But the hybrid Cayenne won't just be sporty, it's cleaner too. ...

Land Rover's green blitz

Land Rover's green blitz

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Phil McNamara, 30 July 2006 11:25

Land Rover is slapping a green tax on sales of its 4x4s, which will build up millions to be invested in global ecological schemes like wind farms and Indian cooking stoves that use renewable fuels. Customers will pay between £85 and £165 on top of their 4x4's list price. The tax is optional, but Land Rover vows most punters will ...

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