BMW 118d wins World Green Car of the Year
March 22, 2008 Posted by: Simon
Put your hands together for the world car of the year!
A worldwide judging panel has chosen the BMW 118d as the World Green Car of the Year at the 2008 New York International Auto Show. A jury consisting of 47 motoring journalists from 24 countries has awarded the BMW 118d, a model that displays all facets of EfficientDynamics, with the “World Green Car of the Year” at the New York International Auto Show 2008.
The three- and five-door BMW 118d records an impressive 62.8mpg on the combined cycle with CO2 emissions of just 119g/km – putting it into the Band B category for Vehicle Excise Duty. The BMW 118d now costs just £35 a year to tax.
To help it achieve these impressive figures, EfficientDynamics technologies such as Brake Energy Regeneration, Auto Start-Stop and Electric Power Steering are employed to cut fuel bills and emissions. An optimum gearshift change indicator is included to encourage economical motoring.
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Tom Purves, Chairman and CEO of BMW of North America, said: “BMW is very excited that the BMW 118d with EfficientDynamics won the World Green Car title. The measures that we’ve implemented within our EfficientDynamics strategy into every BMW mean that we’re able to provide customers with the driving pleasure they expect from a BMW, while still meeting the stringent requirements for fuel-efficiency and low emissions.”
Simon McBride
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we need to keep pushing energy independence. Every other political concern is secondary. If we want peace and a greener world we need to stop paying for oil wars and stop paying dictators for oil. If we want to revive the economy we need to stop giving our money away to oil tycoons in foreign lands. We need to spend that cash on domestic sources.
What can you do in your own life for energy dependence and a more sustainable existence? There’s some information floating around the internet that gives
food for thought:
Gas Station dependence on Middle Eastern oil:
* Shell…………….205,742,000 barrels
* Chevron/Texaco…….144,332,000 barrels
* Exxon /Mobil………130,082,000 barrels
* Marathon/Speedway….117,740,000 barrels
* Amoco…………….62,231,000 barrels
* Citgo……….0 barrels
* Sunoco………0 barrels
* Conoco………0 barrels
* Sinclair…….0 barrels
* BP/Phillips….0 barrels
* Hess………..0 barrels
If it’s true, it gives an indication of where you should and should not buy gas.
Another consideration: if you don’t use phone books why not opt out of getting a new one 4 times a year.
Comment by poetryman69 — March 22, 2008 @ 9:36 pm