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The Environment

Winter Weather Conditions Drive Buyers Into Land Rover Showrooms

February 7, 2010
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It seems that poor weather has been sending people into 4×4 showrooms and specifically those of Land Rover. Subsequently, sales have gone up. For January 2010 sales levels were up 58% versus January 2009 nearly doubling the industry average – with Discovery up 92%, Range Rover Sport up 66%, Freelander up 57% and [...]

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Why I’ll Never Buy A Smart Car…

December 13, 2009
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I’ve decided that when I reach the hallowed 100,000 miles mark in my current car, it will be time to get a new motor (provided that, of course, I’m financially in a position to do so). I have a few choices circling in my mind, but I just couldn’t face letting my Astra go [...]

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Further Car Sales News

November 8, 2009

It’s been reported that car sales have continued to rise and that October of this year has shown an increase of more than 30% over last year. The reason has been cited as the government’s ‘cash for bangers’ or car scrappage scheme. Were you one of the lucky ones to access the £2k [...]

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How Are Hybrids Doing?

September 7, 2009

Amazingly, more than two million Toyota hybrid models have been sold around the world since 1997, with more than 200,000 of them making their way to the UK. And who said that we don’t care about the environment? Perhaps what’s most impressive is the statistic that more than 11 million tonnes of CO2 [...]

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Nissan LEAF – Zero Emissions Coming Soon

August 3, 2009

Nissan has today unveiled LEAF, which is being sold as the “world’s first” affordable zero emissions car. It’s another lithium-ion (electric) car with a range of 100 miles and the size of a medium hatchback, so it can carry five adults in reasonable comfort.
Here’s a quote from Nissan:
“Nissan LEAF is a tremendous accomplishment – [...]

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The New Toyota Prius – Living Up To The Green Reputation?

July 31, 2009

I wasn’t a great fan of the original Toyota Prius – it just never seemed to quite live up to the hype. However, the new 1.8 T3 is simply incredible and probably justifies the many orders that are no doubt flooding in. Here’s why:

CO2 emissions of just 89 g/km mean that you pay [...]

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Public Transport Isn’t That Clean!

July 1, 2009

I’m not sure how newsworthy this is, but I’m guessing quite so given how furiously politicians sprout their nonsense about buses and other forms of public transport being perfect for the new ‘green’ world we all find ourselves in (like it or not).  On the way home, I had to stand on a noisy, cramped [...]

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The New Toyota Prius Factory – It’s Green – Fact

June 26, 2009

Let’s not start going on about how some diesels are better handling, more fun and achieve the same mpg rating or better.  The reason being, Toyota are taking their green credentials one stage further with their new factory.  Here’s the information from Toyota themselves:
The low emissions and fuel efficiency delivered by the new Toyota Prius [...]

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A Truly Sustainable Racer

May 7, 2009

The steering wheel is made from Carrots…
powered by Waste Chocolate and Vegetable Oil…
with Potatoes used to produce the bodywork…
and it goes 125mph round corners!
Following the recent turmoil in Formula 1 arising from the high costs of running competitive motor racing teams, and doubts in sponsors’ minds over the commercial value of their involvement, the viability [...]

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Fiat’s Low Emissions

March 23, 2009

Fiat has the lowest CO2 emissions rating figures for a volume manufacturer, at 133.7g/km, according to the JATO (the automotive business intelligence experts).  The Italian firm is going to be offering green test drive sessions for customers are certain dealerships – these will analyse the driving style and provide tips on how to improve mileage [...]

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