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London residents, business
commuters and tourist visitors
could benefit if they drive a
Renault following Mayor Ken
Livingstone’s new Emission
Related Congestion Charge scheme
announcement, with 31 cars in
Renault’s range falling into the
120 g/km CO2
emissions or under bracket
meaning they are exempt from any
charge.
Applicable
from 27th October 2008, the
announcement means
that Euro 4 cars in Vehicle
Excise Duty (VED) Bands A and B
up to and including 120 g/km
will receive a 100 per cent
discount (£0) when they travel
in around the UK’s Capital City.
No
less than 31 of Renault’s
current model line-up qualify
for the zero cost category from
small cars like Clio to larger,
family cars like the Mégane.
Even drivers who have a licence
to drive automatic only vehicles
can take advantage of the
discount by opting for a Renault
with a robotised gearbox
available with the dCi 86
engines on Modus. Driving a Band
A or B environmentally-friendly
vehicle doesn’t mean you have to
compromise on power either, even
in a larger vehicle like the
Mégane, with the
powerful-yet-frugal dCi 106
six-speed forming part of
Renault’s congestion charge
friendly line-up.
In
total, Renault offers four Clio
Campus, four Clio three-door,
four Clio five-door, two Modus,
four Grand Modus, five Mégane
Sport Hatch and eight Mégane
Hatch’s that all use the dCi 65,
68, 86, 86 Quickshift5 and 106
engines.
With prices ranging from £7,995
to £16,295 for those Renaults
falling into the £0 charge
category, driving a Renault is
not only helpful to the
environment but also good for
your bank balance too!
The news that 31 of Renault’s
current range fall into the
exempt-from-charge category is
no surprise considering
Renault’s commitment to
producing eco² vehicles.
Renault’s 76-strong line-up of
eco² cars must meet three global
environmental standards: they
are produced in an
ISO-14001-certified plant, their
CO2 emissions do not
exceed 140g/km (or are biofuel-compatible)
and, in addition to being 95%
reusable at the end of their
life, at least 5% of the
plastics they contain have been
recycled.
In
2006, Renault President and CEO,
Carlos Ghosn outlined the
company’s objective for even
further environmental
improvement in the three-year
‘Renault Commitment 2009’ plan
by declaring that Renault will
sell one million cars emitting
less than 140 grams of CO2,
of which one third will emit
less than 120g/km. |
