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Latest Hybrid and electric cars product news
Volkswagen has unveiled the new Up! Lite concept, a vehicle which sets new standards in economy and efficiency. Packaged in a body with a coefficient of drag measuring just 0.237, the Up! Lite is capable of seating four adults in comfort yet thanks to its hybrid drivetrain it can travel 115.7 miles on a single gallon of fuel while emitting just 65 g/km of CO2.
A combination of efficiency gains make these figures possible, but perhaps the most important is a total kerb weight of just 695 kg – ... [more]
Scheduled to reach UK showrooms in May, Urban Cruiser is the latest Toyota model to benefit from Toyota Optimal Drive, advanced powertrain design and engineering that is making engines more powerful, while at the same making them more fuel efficient and less polluting. Its low emissions performance will add to Toyota’s progress towards achieving an average 140g/km across its full model range during 2009.
Toyota’s new Urban Cruiser achieves the world’s lowest CO2 emissions for a four-wheel dri... [more]
According to the 18th annual Used Car Market Report published by British Car Auctions (BCA), motorists are being forced into choices that are actually good for the environment. And it is the wealthier sector of the population who appear to be prepared to make the most changes – for their own benefit and the environment.
The Report includes a survey of over 3,000 UK motorists’ attitudes to motoring and car buying, conducted in April 2008. A clear message from the report is that while economi... [more]
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