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Avis' UK fleet now spitting out 4% fewer emissions

Thanks to a variety of CO2 emission-reducing steps (see links below), the fleet of 18,500 rental cars operated by Avis around the world has reduced CO2 emissions by four percent overall between 2005 and 2007. The average per vehicle is now 157g/km per car, a number Avis wants to make even lower in the future. As you can read in the press release pasted after the jump, Avis is taking a kitchen sink approach to reducing CO2 emissions: the company is using more diesels in Europe; adding hybrid vehicles in the UK, Portugal and the U.S.; using ... Read more →

Avis introduces natural gas VW Tourans to its German fleet Sebastian Blanco

Avis' UK fleet now spitting out 4% fewer emissions 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Avis introduces natural gas VW Tourans to its German fleet 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Avis Rent A Car is continuing its green expansion in Europe with the addition this month of VW Tourans that run on natural gas to its fleet in 15 German cities. And over in Portugal, Avis' uses 50 hybrids and has reduced CO2 emissions by 50 tons (I'm guessing this is compared to 2004 levels, since ...

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