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Ouch. Only 55 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in the UK in 2009, a 90 percent drop compared to the 397 registered in 2007, the best-selling year for EVs there. It's not clear exactly why last year's sales were down so much, but there ...

Late last year, the British government declared it would spend big money – up to £30 million ($47 million U.S. at current exchange rates) – on an electric vehicle project called Plugged-In Places. Since then, the government has changed hands and ...

According to a new report from the UK trade group Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the average CO2 emissions of new cars sold there have continued a steady downward trend in the first half of this year. Thanks to increasing sales of cars specifically developed to reduce fuel ...

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 ...

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 wanted customers to be informed about the choices they have when purchasing a new commercial vehicle ...

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 began reporting the figure, the overall CO2 emissions are down an amazing 16.4-percent. It's not just ...

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 filled with interesting highlights.The average car sold in the UK currently produces 13 percent less CO2 ...

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 a sliding scale based on vehicle emissions. Cars emitting less than 120g/km of CO2 would pay ...

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 ...

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 ...