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| May 2008 |
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| April 2008 |
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| Oil |
29 April 2008 |
| $200 a barrel oil |
| Opec, the oil producing cartel, has warned that the price of crude could keep rising to reach $200 a barrel. |
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| Technology |
5 April 2008 |
| Volkswagen BlueTDI |
| Volkswagen is to introduce the production version of the BlueTDI, especially for the North American market. |
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| Manufacturers |
22 April 2008 |
| Fiat Has Lowest Average CO2 |
| Fiat has the lowest average CO2 emissions value among the 10 best-selling automotive manufacturers in Europe for vehicles sold in 2007, according to JATO Dynamics, |
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| Industry |
21 April 2008 |
| Car makers hit recycling targets |
| When a car is scrapped, 85% of it can be recycled or re-used. That's according to figures collated by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform . |
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| Commercial Vehicles |
09 April 2008 |
| Volvo Hybrid Truck |
| Despite accusations about hybrid cars not being as green as they are perceived to be, Volvo is trialling a hybrid truck. |
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| Commercial Vehicles |
02 April 2008 |
| Zero-emission water delivery by Modec |
| Natural mineral water from Hampshire is now being delivered to restaurants and hotels by zero-emission Modec van. |
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| March 2008 |
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| Technology |
31 March 2008 |
| UK Hydrogen Vehicles Project |
| Roush Technologies is to adapt existing internal combustion-engines in vehicles, and research the development of new power units, to utilise hydrogen fuel. |
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| Manufacturers |
27 March 2008 |
| Record Order For Polo Bluemotion |
| Norwich City Council is set to take delivery of a record 50 examples of the Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion |
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| Technology |
31 March 2008 |
| UK Hydrogen Vehicles Project |
| Roush Technologies is to adapt existing internal combustion-engines in vehicles, and research the development of new power units, to utilise hydrogen fuel. |
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| Manufacturers |
18 March 2008 |
| Britain’s largest hybrid fleet |
| Toyota has reached agreement to supply Sainsbury’s with Britain’s largest fleet of hybrid power vehicles. |
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| Government |
13 March 2008 |
| Industry Response to the Budget |
| Sales taxes on higher emitting cars have little effect on CO2 emissions and create an unwelcome market distortion. |
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| Government |
12 March 2008 |
| FTA: Fuel Duty Increase Must Be Scrapped |
| The FTA says that the Chancellor must announce that he is to scrap or defer his proposal for a 2p per litre increase in fuel duty from 1 April. |
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| Motor Show |
06 March 2008 |
| World Premiere Of The New Toyota IQ |
| Toyota has realised further details of the new iQ city car which is being shown in production ready form for the first time in Geneva. |
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| February 2008 |
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| Technology |
22 February 2008 |
| BMW Vision EfficientDynamics |
| The BMW Vision EfficientDynamics is a concept car designed to showcase the future direction of BMW’s performance enhancing and emissions lowering innovations. |
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| Technology |
18 February 2008 |
| The Car Powered by Air |
| The car that runs on air has been talked about for a long time, but it now looks like it’s getting closer to reality. |
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