British drivers highest taxed for fuel in Europe
British drivers are still routinely paying the largest proportion of tax on their fuel than any other country in the EU, according to new research by the RAC Foundation shows - despite recent freez...
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New particulate filter cuts in-car pollution by 93%
Scientists have developed a new filter which may reduce in-car pollution by as much as 93 per cent when the car’s vents are open, to effectively improve the health and welfare of car occupants. W...
Google cracks down on unofficial congestion charge websites
Google is to remove adverts for unofficial congestion charge websites, after Transport for London (TfL) revealed how such websites were often providing misleading or entirely non-existent services....
European 95g/km CO2 standard delayed until 2021
The European Parliament has agreed to delay the introduction of a 95g/km CO2 fleet average standard until 2021, following intense lobbying from the car industry. Originally the 95g/km target was ...
EU to take legal action against UK for air pollution
The European Commission has begun legal proceedings against the UK over its breach of air pollution laws, caused mainly by emissions from road transport. According to the European Union, levels o...
Car sharing to cut out 1.2 million car sales by 2020
Car sharing services are having a bigger impact on car ownership than first expected according to new research which suggests that in the US alone it will result in around 1.2 million sales in the ...
World Green Car 2014 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2014 World Green Car award has been announced, ahead of the reveal of the final winner at the New York International Auto Show (NAIAS) on April 17, 2014. As selected by by f...
Letter from America Part 1: Ms Gordon-Bloomfield Goes to Washington
I hate being late for things, and I hate missing my usual Friday post here on TheGreenCarWebsite, especially as it’s one of the highlights of my week. But last week, I missed my usual Friday deadli...
Consumers pick top tyre safety performance over fuel efficiency
Safety performance is proving to be a bigger influence on tyre purchase choices than fuel efficiency the latest data suggests, since tyre labelling regulations were introduced over a year ago. On...
Carmakers moving towards becoming flexible mobility providers
Traditional carmakers could lose their dominance in production of cars, as more and more entrants from the technology and utilities sector emerge and take over. In response, and driven by wider c...
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