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Portugal announces electric car recharging network

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Simon Stiel, 25 November 2008 15:26

One of the major drawbacks of electric cars is the lack of national recharging networks. Run out of juice on a journey and most locals will be loathe to let you plug into their mains – especially with energy prices so high. But now Renault and Nissan have announced that Portugal will have a nationwide electric car recharging network built ...

Kia Ceed 1.4 ISG (2008) CAR review

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Jesse Crosse, 24 September 2008 12:00

Kia will go electric, in a small way at least, when it introduces the Ceed with a stop-start system early in 2009. The Ceed ISG (Idle Stop and Go) will be the first of a series of new, green, technologies on the way from Kia which is also working on hybrids and fuel cell cars. How does this Kia Ceed ...

Citroen unveils new eco branding

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Tim Pollard, 14 July 2008 12:42

Citroen today unveiled its new eco branding: its cleanest models will wear the Airdream badge. The company claims that 50 models in its range meet the clean-fuel criteria to qualify for the Airdream tag: • CO2 emissions of less than 120g/km or• Diesel particulate filter with CO2 below 158g/km or• Run on superethanol or• Fitted with stop-start Which all makes ...

Ford Mondeo 1.8 Econetic (2008) CAR review

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Tim Pollard, 04 July 2008 00:00

Another week, another mainstream model that's been 'greened'. Ford is launching Econetic models across its range – with the common goal of boosting economy and battering emissions. The new Mondeo Econetic goes on sale in July 2008 and it enters a pretty busy sector; we've already tested numerous VW Bluemotion models as well as Seat's Ecomotive versions. The Mondeo follows ...

Nice Mega City (2008) CAR review

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Nick Gibbs, 18 June 2008 09:54

Stroll through central London on a weekday and you’d be forgiven for thinking the green car revolution had arrived. In the hour I spent driving the revamped Nice Mega City, I counted 21 electric vehicles. Mostly the G-Wiz (the Mega City’s biggest rival) but also electric delivery vans. In the congestion charge zone, electricity is almost a mainstream fuel. Nice? ...

Finnish electric scheme

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Nick Gibbs, 17 June 2008 10:30

An organisation in Finland is looking to make an electric car out of the greenest vehicle on the road: yours. Working on the basis that the most environmentally acceptable car is the one that’s already been built, the Electric Car Now! initiative plans to electrify used cars by replacing the internal combustion engine with a lithium ion battery and electric ...

Honda confirms hybrid electric car plans

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Tim Pollard, 21 May 2008 09:05

Honda CEO Takeo Fukui today confirmed Honda's plans to build an expanded range of hybrid petrol-electric cars, including a new affordable model and a sports coupe based on the CR-Z concept. It's a signal that Honda won't let Toyota rule the hybrid market with its Prius and planned spin-offs; Fukui said he planned to build a half a million petrol-electric ...

Opel cans Calibra Mk2

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Ben Oliver, 24 January 2008 18:21

The European Union’s proposed fines for carmakers who break its tough CO2 limits have already killed off a new Calibra, GM’s car guru Bob Lutz told CAR Online. General Motors is working on a new, small rear-wheel drive platform. It will spawn a new baby Cadillac which will slot in below the CTS saloon and be sized between BMW’s 1-series ...

Brits pledge green 2008

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Tim Pollard, 02 January 2008 11:02

A third of Britons plan to be greener in 2008, a new survey claims. Honda reckons that the extreme flooding that blighted many parts of the UK last year has prompted more people to take a bigger interest in environmental matters - including the sort of car they drive. If true (and let's face it, polls like this can easily ...

G Wiz i

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Tim Pollard, 05 December 2007 09:30

A new Reva G-Wiz? It looks just like the old one! All the changes on the new G-Wiz i are under the skin, you see. This latest edition - distinguished by the de rigeur 'i' badging - benefits from the latest enhancements to the electric running gear to make it faster, go further, and crash more safely. Reva Electric Car ...

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