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Audi 'won't launch its own eco sub-brand'

Audi 'won't launch its own eco sub-brand'

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 17 July 2008 17:42

BMW has Efficient Dynamics, Mercedes has BlueEfficiency and Audi has… what? On the surface, Audi seems to have missed the green boat entirely, having not created an eco-brand to act as an environmentally friendly halo for its mainstream range. Audi says this isn’t the case; it’s not late to the party – it’s not coming at all. Surely it’s just ...

London's £25 congestion charge scrapped

London's £25 congestion charge scrapped

Rated 4 out of 54

Ben Pulman, 08 July 2008 09:30

The UK's £25 congestion charge is no more following a consent order that legally brings a formal end to any court proceedings between Porsche, Transport for London and the London mayor. In his pre-election plans Boris Johnson had always stood against the proposed charge – a huge hike from today's £8-a-day charge. Once in power, Johnson’s legal team advised him ...

TfL: 'We won't launch £25 C-charge'

TfL: 'We won't launch £25 C-charge'

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Ben Pulman, 14 May 2008 17:04

The £25 London congestion charge for gas guzzlers is likely to be scrapped within the next few weeks, CAR Online has learned. A spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) said it ‘wasn’t expecting to implement’ previous mayor Ken Livingstone’s proposed increases planned from 27 October 2008. That means the judicial review filed against TfL and the London mayor could also ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mercedes' new E-class scooped

Mercedes' new E-class scooped

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Ben Pulman, 09 October 2007 09:39

Merc's new E-class arrives in 2009, and should be very, very clean. Merc's Bluetec technology, which squirts urea (basically the toxins found in your pee) into the exhaust to cut NOx emissions dramatically, should be available on all its diesels. The petrol engines will gradually get more and more of the technology first seen in the F700 concept car at ...

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 ...

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