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Tesla celebrates New York City store opening, Bank of America announces financing terms

Less than a month after the Britain invasion, the Tesla store in New York City will officially open for business this coming Friday. If you want to get an early look at the new digs and maybe even get a Roadster test-drive, a little pre-opening celebratory action is happening on Thursday and the public is invited. Since the doors open at 10 AM and close at 4 PM we don't think it will be the same kind of party the California stores had but hey, the car's the star, no? Speaking of cars, the sweetly upgraded 2010 Roadster will be on hand as well ... Read more →

SMMT publishes CO₂ and fuel consumption figures for vans in the UK Xavier Navarro

According to the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders), vans make up to 15 percent road transport emissions in the UK and are the vehicle segment where emissions keep on growing. SMMT ...

CO₂ emissions down by 3.8% so far this year in UK Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the average new car is producing 3.8-percent fewer carbon emissions so far this year than last. Since 1997, the first year that the SMMT ...

Cars in Britain producing 13 percent less CO₂ than 10 years ago Xavier Navarro

We already mentioned that the UK car market is showing a shift towards more fuel efficient cars. SMMT took out a calculator to find out just how much of a change there is. The group's report is ...

British auto industry doesn't think emissions-based congestion charge will help Sam Abuelsamid

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has generated a lot of controversy with his plans to revamp the London congestion charge. He wants to replace the flat fee for being able to drive into central London with ...

New, cleaner cars have saved five million ton of CO2 over the last decade 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/environment/Cleaner_cars_have_saved_5_tons_of_CO2_over_the_last_decade'; It's not all bad, after all. Yes, global warming is getting noticeably worse (dunno if it's related, but I've been caught twice in the last two days with my windows and sunroof open when random ...

UK vehicle market continues to embrace diesels, supermins 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

New vehicle UK vehicle registrations in the first quarter of 2007 saw two green car increases. There were 264,186 new diesel vehicle registrations, an increase of 7.8 percent over 2006, and vehicles in the supermini category were up 6.6 percent. SMMT is the leading trade association for the motor ...

Cradle-to-grave sustainability report on UK motor industry 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The UK motor industry is adopting a cradle-to-grave approach to sustainability, according to a sustainability report published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The report, The UK Automotive Sector – Towards Sustainability, is 40 PDF pages of pie charts and ...

No green 'green' cars? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It's still the weekend, so we'll go with the light news here. While interest in "green" cars is constantly increasing, British car shoppers are turning away from cars that are green in color. At this year's British International Motor Show, only 15 of the 538 cars on display are green colored. ...

UK nixes incentive grants for "green" cars 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a surprising move earlier this week, the British Department for Transport killed plans to offer car buyers cash grants valued from £300 to £1,000 towards the purchase of low-emissions vehicles. Transport Minister Stephen Ladyman told the House of Commons that the money set aside ...

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