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Ford’s production-ready Fiesta ECOnetic has  been introduced at the British International Motor Show in London.
Powered by a specially-calibrated, 66 kW 1.6-liter Duratorq TDCi,  the Fiesta ECOnetic offers fuel consumption of 3.7 l/100km and CO2 emissions of 98 g/km. Extra-urban  fuel consumption is 3.2 L/100km. Performance isn’t too bad for such a fuel sipper either - […]

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At GreenCars, we’ve discussed the SA government’s proposed green tax before, and the biggest question mark hanging over the issue is that of implementation. There have been fears that engine capacity or power output will be used to determine the level of taxation that cars will be subjected to. Clearly, both of these methods would […]

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If I were to tell you that a vehicle that burns nearly 8000 litres of heavy fuel oil during each hour of operation was green, you’d probably laugh at me, so let me qualify that statement.
There’s a new design of 2 stroke turbocharged diesel engines made by the Wartsila Corporation, that will be used in […]

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A desktop background of the EV1. If ever there was a classic 90’s retro car I would would like to own / drive, this is it!
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A key element to motoring efficiency is reduced mass. Lighter cars require less energy to move them around… simple stuff. A new development that could make a contribution to vehicle weight savings is the plastic rim. Not only would these rims reduce the overall mass of a vehicle, but they would provide a good […]

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Ok ok, nobody’s actually been attacked by a Panda - rather the title of this article refers to the Scott Kurtz‘ World of Warcraft guild, which I was briefly a member of during the dark days of my WoW addicition, but I digress….
You may remember my rather shameful admission that I drive a large, smoky […]

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Humanity’s impact on the environment is undeniable, that goes without saying. Accordingly, the vast majority of environmental organisations promote ways in which people (individually and collectively) can reduce their footprint. That’s what we do here at GreenCars - we tell you all to conserve fuel, drive less, use greener vehicles.
Last week’s World Population Day […]

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My profound apologies, dear readers, for distinct lack of activity on GreenCars.za.net for the last couple of weeks - without boring anyone with excuses, let’s just say that two business trips to Zambia and Mozambique, combined with a massive deadline for ‘varsity (ah, the joys of studying after hours), were simply too much for me […]

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Well, to their credit The Citizen published my rather snotty letter (pictured above). Thanks to Mark S. for cutting out the article.

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