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UK Government wants EU to back off on CO2 regulations

It looks like the German auto industry officials aren't the only ones who want to put the brakes on proposed EU carbon dioxide emissions limits. The UK government is now urging the European Union to give car-makers more time as well. UK Transport Minister Ruth Kelly wants plans for a 125 g/km limit by 2015 scrapped in favor of a 100 g/km limit that would be enacted between 2020 and 2025. The few remaining car makers in Britain - like Aston Martin, Jaguar, Bentley and Rolls-Royce - would have a hard time meeting the EU rules and Kelly wants them ... Read more →

UK ethanol market needs tax breaks to survive

One of the big reasons that diesel engines are so popular in Europe is tax policies that result in very high fuel costs. Those high prices mean that the improved efficiency of diesels makes it easier ...

Used car buyers in England getting more aware of CO2 emissions

The number of new cars sold every year is just a tiny fraction of all the cars on the road. There are currently somewhere around 230 million cars on the road in the US and only about 16-17 million ...

UK Government wants EU to back off on CO2 regulations 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like the German auto industry officials aren't the only ones who want to put the brakes on proposed EU carbon dioxide emissions limits. The UK government is now urging the European Union to give car-makers more time as well. UK Transport Minister Ruth Kelly wants plans for a 125 g/km limit ...

UK ethanol market needs tax breaks to survive 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One of the big reasons that diesel engines are so popular in Europe is tax policies that result in very high fuel costs. Those high prices mean that the improved efficiency of diesels makes it easier to recover the higher up-front cost. Sweden has been a leader in making tax and regulatory policy ...

Used car buyers in England getting more aware of CO2 emissions 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The number of new cars sold every year is just a tiny fraction of all the cars on the road. There are currently somewhere around 230 million cars on the road in the US and only about 16-17 million new cars per year. The number of second-hand cars that are sold annually dwarfs those sales with an ...



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