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Euro 1 to Euro 6 Emission Standards: A Comprehensive Guide
Why do we have Euro 6 emissions standards? The Euro 6 car emission standard is the sixth level of the EU directive to reduce harmful vehicle car and van exhaust pollutants for both petrol and diesel cars including hybrids. Euro 6 has been in operation since September 2015 and this standard is becoming increasingly important in many European cities, such...
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UK fuel prices at a two-year high
Price at the pumps increases Price of petrol and diesel shot back up to pre-covid levels during the month of May. Drivers should expect to pay 129p-per-litre of petrol and 132p-per-litre of diesel. For the average family who may have a small petrol hatchback like a Ford Focus with a 55-litre tank, this may mean they will now fork out...
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Major motor tax increases on the way
Motor Tax Increase Major motor tax changes proposed for the next budget. According to government officials, major changes are to be implemented in the motor tax regime. This is to include an additional number of tax bands for Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT). There will also be an elimination of hybrid tax relief and electric vehicle grants, as well as a...
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Motorists are being 'charged through the nozzle' for fuel
The AA accused retailers of ripping the UK public off as prices for petrol and diesel hover at levels not seen for four years. Motorists and businesses are being warned they are being "charged through the nozzle" for fuel as oil costs fall back. The fuel sector is being accused of ripping off drivers. The RAC over in the UK...
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Petrol or Gasoline - What's the difference?
You may have often wondered why we call the fuel we use in our cars Petrol and also know that in the United States they run their cars on Gasoline and asked yourself the question, what's the difference, if any, between Petrol and Gasoline. Well actually, there is no difference, as petrol and gasoline are actually the same thing. The...
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Balearic Islands to BAN all tourists from entering with diesel and petrol cars
Balearic Islands to BAN all tourists from entering with diesel and petrol cars Balearics Islands to BAN all tourists from entering with diesel and petrol cars as government plans tough new stance against CO2 emissions The Spanish Balearics Islands of Majorca and Ibiza will ban tourists from entering with diesel vehicles from 2025 and from 2035 the ban will be...
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BMW i3 designated as not having zero emissions by Advertising Standards Authority
It has been suggested that BMW, petrol-engined cars do not give anything back to the environment in the way they claim and it doesn't matter if you call the engine a 'range extender' or not. BMW claims that its electric i3 car has “zero emissions” and is a “really clean car that helps to give back to the environment”. The...
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Diesel critic makes U-turn and warns of risk to used diesel car prices
Diesel used car prices Prices of used diesel vehicles look set to plummet by all the broad-brush regulatory changes that are happening around the world. The broad-brush approach does not really discriminate between the most and least polluting engines, it has been claimed. The chief executive of the testing company Emissions Analytics and one Fof the harshest critics of diesel...
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Fuel prices at their highest for eight months
According to research conducted by the AA, fuel prices have risen to their highest point in eight months. Petrol is up 2c at the pumps in the space of just one month. A fuel price survey by the the Automobile Association shows that a litre of petrol currently costs 136.9c on average, up 2c since October. A litre of diesel...
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Even with the dirtiest electricity, electric cars are cleaner than diesel
Electric cars v Diesel cars Many commentators believe that the pollution produced from the entire cycle of power generation to fuel a car, rather than just the petrol or diesel to power it, battery-powered vehicles are not necessarily any cleaner than petrol or diesel-powered cars because of the dirty ways that electricity can be produced. Scientific American reported last year...