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Peugeot’s first diesel hybrid set to slash emissions

Peugeot has released further details of the imminent launch of its first diesel hybrid. The 3008 crossover vehicle is the first in the carmaker’s range set to benefit from the newly developed diesel hybrid system, which will see the model achieve an impressive 74.4mpg on a combined cycle and emit just 99g/km of CO2. Set [...]

Peugeot signs plug-in hybrid car loan agreement

PSA Peugeot Citroen has been boosted by a €200million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank for the development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. A total of €400million will be poured into the plug-in hybrid programme with the aim of developing multi-purpose vehicles that combine the advantages of a diesel engine on the highway with those [...]

Peugeot previews new 508 saloon car

The Paris Motor Show is still several months away, but Peugeot has offered an early preview of its new 508 saloon car that is expected to be introduced at the October event. Boasting a new e-HDi system – meaning new generation stop and start with improved driveability and economy – as well as Hybrid 4 [...]

Mu by Peugeot: a new mobility scheme for cities

Peugeot announced earlier this week that it was launching a new mobility hire service in the UK with an innovative green twist. Our reporter Craig Thomas finds out exactly what the French carmaker’s new bikes, vans and everything in between service can offer… By Craig Thomas Peugeot has just launched a UK pilot programme called [...]

Carmakers warn UK electric car grants are ‘critical’

A letter from a consortium of carmakers warns the UK government that a failure to confirm electric car subsidies will jeopardise the switch to greener cars, reports The Guardian. According to the national newspaper, Mitsubishi, Nisssan, Peugeot and Citroen have written a joint letter to the business secretary Vince Cable and transport secretary Philip Hammond [...]

PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi confirm new electric collaboration

The two companies have already a pretty extensive history in collaboration, with the forthcoming Citroen C-Zero and Peugeot i0n both based on the Mitsubishi iMiEV. Now this collaboration has been extended with the news of a new feasibility study to be carried out by the two parties with the expectation of a new all electric [...]

Car Manufacturers fall in love for a greener future. The Green Piece

Tuesday 15 June. The Green Piece Column. The highly competitive world of car manufacturing isn’t exactly the environment in which you’d expect relationships to be formed. However, since car making has gone green it seems manufacturers are lining up to be each other’s BFF. Last week, Swedish manufacturer Saab declared its intention to find a [...]

Peugeot-Citroen to debut new stop-start system

Future models from PSA Peugeot-Citroen will soon benefit from the second generation of Valeo’s stop-start system. The system will be launched in the third quarter of 2010 and will be featured alongside the HDi diesel engines of Peugeot and Citroen in around a million vehicles by 2013. The first generation of the stop-start system has [...]

Mitsubishi and Peugeot Citroen to join forces again

Regular readers of TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk will know that Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and PSA Peugeot Citroen Group are no strangers to one another. The two companies have already collaborated for the electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV model that will be sold under the Peugeot and Citroen brands – as the Peugeot i0n and Citroen C-ZERO – in Europe. Now, [...]

Mitsubishi and Peugeot Citroen join forces again

Having already enjoyed a hat-trick of collaborations, the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and PSA Peugeot Citroen will soon be joining forces again. The Japanese manufacturer and its French counterpart have come to an agreement regarding a compact SUV that will allow for the adaptation of the Mitsubishi RVR platform for both the Peugeot and Citroen brands. [...]