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- 20 December, 07
Hybrid cars to represent 10 per cent of Honda's global sales in two years Honda's President Takeo F
EU car emissions plan faces difficulties - 19 December, 07
  Just a day before the Commission is due to adopt proposals to regulate CO2 emissions fr
£25 Congestion Charge consultation results published - 19 December, 07
  Source: Transport Briefing Figures published this week by the London Mayor's office sho
Land Rover's new baby - 19 December, 07
Land Rover's new baby
Shell plans to take on greener - 12 December, 07
  Terry Macalister The Guardian, Shell is going to grow marine alga
Drivers waste £375 a year on fuel states yesinsurance.co.uk - 5 December, 07
  Drivers in the UK are wasting an average of £375 a year on fuel and emitting an extra
SMMT urges government to consider RAC Foundation report's conclusions on national road pricing and road building - 30 November, 07
   
Low Emissions Zone: a lot of hot air? - 26 November, 07
  A reader's letter on London's Low Emissions Zone
- 22 November, 07
The UK's first bioethanol plant, which will produce millions of litres of fuel from sugar each year,
German car emissions 'are rising' - 15 November, 07
'Green' tax could hit family cars - 12 November, 07
German car emissions 'are rising' - 15 November, 07
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T&E blames rising emissions on growing average car weights
New German-made cars sold in Europe in 2006 had higher carbon dioxide emissions on average than they did in 2005, according to a new study.

The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) says it is because average weight rose by 1.4%.

BMW managed to reduce its average emissions, but that was offset by rises from DaimlerChrysler and Volkswagen.

French, Italian and Japanese firms all managed to cut their average emissions over the period.

"It is ironic that the country that did so much to get a European consensus on new climate targets earlier this year is also home to the carmakers that are holding back progress on one of the most important ways of achieving them," said Jos Dings, director of T&E.

"The failure to cut the weight of cars is one of the principal reasons why CO2 emissions and fuel consumption are not going down," he added.

France's PSA Peugeot Citroen sold the lowest carbon dioxide emitting cars in 2006.

Last month the European Parliament proposed extending an EU deadline for car makers to develop more eco-friendly vehicles to 2015 from 2012.


Source: The BBC
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