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Research released by The British
International Motor Show reveals a high level of confusion surrounding
car emissions and greener driving technology. Most people (85%) do not
know their own car’s emissions level, over half admit to feeling
confused about emissions (60%) and do not know which tax band their car
falls into (52%), even though nearly three quarters (70%) say they care
about reducing emissions when driving.
It also found most people (84%) do not
know if an emission rate of 100gs of carbon dioxide per km is a high or
a low value (it’s considered very low). And more than half (58%) think
electric vehicles have exhaust pipes whilst a quarter (25%) believe that
biofuel is CO2 free.
Common misconceptions when it comes to
greener driving terminology include:
Electric cars
Biofuels
- A quarter of people (25%) think
biofuel produces no CO2 at all
- One in five (18%) think ‘biofuel’
is a car that uses two types of fuel
Hybrids
- Almost a third (30%) were found to
believe hybrid vehicles run on biofuels alone
- A very confused minority (4%)
think a hybrid car is two cars welded together
“This year, The British International
Motor Show will showcase the biggest collection of ‘greener’ vehicles,
zero-emissions vehicles and ‘green’ automotive technologies the UK has
ever seen under one roof".
Stunning electric vehicles on show
include two two-seater sports cars - the
Electric Lightning GT and the
Tesla Roadster. The Show also boasts the
Ze-o, the first family size,
five-seater MPV showcased by leading EV retailer,
NICE, as well as
models from G-Wiz and the new brand Quiet Cars.
Honda will reveal a light weight,
low-emission sports car as well as showcasing their new fuel cell car,
the Honda FCX Clarity. Other low-emission cars include
Ford’s Fiesta ECOnetic,
Citroen’s C-Cactus, Cadillac’s hydrogen powered SUV Provoq,
Morgan’s hydrogen powered Life Car and
Vauxhalls’s MPV concept car Flextreme.
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