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The best of the French low-carbon auto industry displayed at the Ministry of Environmental Affairs
The parking spaces at the French Ministry of Environmental affairs was recently filled with alternative cars in many flavors. The alt-fuel vehicles were introduced to Jean-Louis Borloo, the French Environmental Minister and are the results of a €57 million investment from ADEME (The French Agency for Environmental and Wise Usage of Energy - quite a name, no?). Renault participated with three new items: the Velroue, a hybrid city car; a system to improve EV range called Vega/Thop; and a plug-in rechargeable 12-ton freight truck. PSA ... Read more →
PSA expands production of transmissions for better fuel efficiency Sam Abuelsamid
PSA has produced 30 million transmissions at its Valenciennes factory near Calais, France since opening in 1981, and it has just launched an expansion there. While the plant produces four different ...
Citroën Hypnos test drive: diesel hybrid concept car's got a lot to love Xavier Navarro
Click on image for a complete gallery of the Citroën Hypnos Imagine combining the highway mileage and torque that diesel engines get with the benefits of a hybrid in city traffic. This is a ...
Peugeot is top UK and European purveyor of low CO2 cars Sam Abuelsamid
Peugeot has the highest market share of all brands in Europe and the UK for cars that get CO2 emissions of 120 g/km and 130 g/km or less. Peugeot's emphasis on smaller cars with highly efficient ...
Europe's 15 lightest cars Xavier Navarro
One of the keys to saving fuel is being light. However, the latest technologies in safety and the array of power accessories we all have in our cars all add weight to our cars, hurting fuel economy ...
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Michelin Energy Saver tires help Peugeot/Citroen save 15,000 tonnes of CO2 annually 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
High efficiency cars have long used low rolling resistance tires to help reduce frictional losses. However, some of the same properties that give such tires less resistance to rolling down the road also mean they sometimes also have less grip on the road, resulting in degraded handling and braking. ...
Citroen announces new line of premium DS cars, which might include hybrid 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
What, a new Citroën DS? For those who don't know, more than 50 years ago Citroën sparked a revolution with the DS (pronounced like "deésse" in French, which means goddess) and its hydraulic suspension, transmission and braking. When Citroën announced a revival of the DS, some ...
Peugeot likely to delay plug-in hybrid program to save money 4 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture In yet another sign of the troubled economic times we live in, PSA is indicating that the introduction of a plug-in hybrid version of its new 3008 crossover will likely be delayed at least a year or two. Just as every other automaker is doing, ...
PSA considering manufacturing a hybrid for Spain 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
PSA has one of its largest manufacturing plants in the NW of Spain, near the city of Vigo. Since Spain is one of the countries that insists it will put a million EV and/or plug-in hybrids on roads by 2014 and is also Europe's 5th largest market, automakers are already introducing plug-in projects - ...
Mitsubishi to supply iMiEV to PSA, to be sold as Citroën and Peugeot 5 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We've known since June that PSA has an agreement with Mitsubishi to work together on electric cars. What's new is a report in the Nikkei (subs req'd) about Mitsubishi supplying the all-electric MiEV to PSA an OEM agreement to be sold under the PSA brands Peugeot and Citroën. This is an ...
Diesel hybrid technology will be in Peugeot and Citroën showrooms in 2011 6 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the Peugeot Prologue HYmotion4 Diesel hybrids from Peugeot and/or Citroën may soon appear on more than the show floor of the Paris Motor Show. Parent company PSA announced this week that it has partnered with Robert Bosch GmbH to develop diesel hybrid ...
Citroën launches Airdream Business label 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It's common knowledge that most carmakers selling cars in Europe have a set of models that are a little "greener" than the rest of the line-up. Each OEM's respective marketing department created a set of evocative names for these models, like Citroën's Airdream. Now, Citroën has taken the ...
H2Roma: PSA lays out green car future strategy 7 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Citroën and Peugeot have been putting out small, efficient vehicles for many years. At this weekend's H2Roma, the PSA group will talk about the green vehicles it hopes to bring to market in the future. H2Roma is an annual sustainable mobility and the PSA group's press release announcing its ...
PSA to copy Renault: new low-cost model in the works 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The French press is all over this: Dacia has saved Renault's numbers by offering decent quality vehicles at decent prices with the latest emissions technology. PSA has decided that it's time to follow Renault's cheap-is-good path and is now searching for a location in Poland and Turkey to make a ...
Paris 2008: Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive system 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture Traditionally, automakers use the biggest auto shows in their home countries as a platform to display their latest and greatest ideas, both aesthetic and technological. Such was clearly the case this week at the Paris Motor Show for PSA, the ...
Peugeot offers 308 hybrid HDI to French minister of Environmental affairs 9 months ago on AutoblogGreen
We have seen a lot of lucky personalities get a hold of the BMW Hydrogen 7 for a test drive. We don't know who you need to be to get on that celebrity list, but we know that it's still a big honkin' car. Therefore, it comes as a pleasant surprise that Peugeot is sharing a 308, a clever-sized ...
Peugeot updates the 407 with improved 2-liter diesel and Flex-Fuel options 10 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on picture for high-resolution picture One of Europe's sexiest sedans, the Peugeot 407, has gotten a mid-life boost. Besides some aesthetic tweaks, Peugeot has updated the 2.0-liter HDi 140 engine with a 6-speed manual gearbox which develops 140hp - an increase of 4hp over the previous HDi ...
Officially, official: Mitusbishi and PSA's electric vehicle partnership 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
We heard yesterday about reports in a Japanese newspaper that PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation would be working together on electric cars. Today, Mitsubishi and Peugeot released a statement describing their joint efforts, and it gives us a better idea of what we can expect: ...
Nikkei: Mitsubishi and Peugeot will work together on electric cars 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The iMiEV, the production car based on the Nissan Mixim, (EDIT: badly worded and wrong), and who knows what other goodies became a little bit more real today with the report in the Nikkei business daily newspaper that Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroen will work together on electric vehicles. The ...
PSA and Mitsubishi announce joint plant in Russia 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
PSA and Mitsubishi have officially laid the first foundation stone of their €470 million joint plant in Russia, located in Kaluga, 180km south-west of Moscow. The plant, which is being built on a 200 ha plot, is expected to produce 160,000 vehicles per year from 2011. Which models? Basically, ...
Spyshots: Citroën C3-based minivan 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
The rumors seem to be confirmed: Citroën could be preparing a small minivan based on the new platform that will be used for the upcoming C3. This minivan has a lot of company; witness the Renault Modus (based on the Renault Clio), the Opel Meriva (based on the Corsa), the Fiat Idea (based on ...
Citroën installs robotized gearshift for the Nemo 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Citroën has something called Sensodrive. It's a manual gearshift change that uses no clutch pedal. This system reduces gearchange times and shaves fuel consumption a bit, especially in city driving. What it is interesting is that it's only been installed in the C2 and C3 models so far. It ...
Rumormill: Citroën planning new subcompact minivan 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
French magazine Autoplus has published pictures of what the new subcompact van from Citroën might look like. Currently, Citroën offers three people-movers: the large, eight-passenger C8, the Xsara Picasso and the recent C4 Picasso (in both short- and long-wheelbase versions). ...
PSA looking to offer new three-cylinder low CO2 engines 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
PSA Peugeot Citroën, already Europe's leader in low CO2 emissions, is planning on introducing a new line of small-bore three cylinder engines. It seems that the French automaker is keen on keeping their eco-friendly reputation, as this information comes shortly after we heard that PSA plans to ...
First quarter UK sales of low-emission Peugeot jump 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Peugeot 107 The British economy is struggling a bit right now thanks to the same sudden realization that a lot of people got unaffordable mortgages in recent years, just like we are experiencing here in the U.S. Combining that with the same rising fuel prices that everyone else is suffering and the ...
Citroën Berlingo Venturi in Monaco 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
French website Leblogauto writers went to the EVER Salon in Monaco and gathered information and pictures from the Citroën Berlingo Venturi, which is one of the two vehicles competing for the French Postal Service (La Poste) contract for suburban delivery EVs. Although the range isn't that ...
PSA-Venturi partnership selected to provide electric vans to French Post Office 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Like Newteon, PSA Peugeot Citroen is eyeing the EV contract for La Poste. PSA is teaming up with Monaco-based Venturi Automobiles to produce battery-powered vans based on the Citroën Berlingo First and Peugeot Partner Origin for the French Post office. The partnership will produce a small ...
Go PSA! Stop & Start will be standard soon 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
After PSA's announcement of taking things easy on diesel hybrids, it's at least good to know that they have decided to make the Start & Stop system available for the whole range of models. Nowadays, only certain versions of the Citroën C2 and C3 can be ordered with the Stop & Start ...
Couple travels around Australia and gets 75 mpg in a standard Peugeot 308 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
When you hear about a "3-liter car," what do you think of? For this story, think not of a car with a 3-liter engine but one that uses 3.13 liters of fuel per 100 km. That's 75 miles per gallon (U.S.) we're talking about a simple Peugeot 308. John and Helen Taylor traveled 14,580 km in Australia ...
PSA pushes back diesel hybrid and moves it upmarket 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
While it has looked like Peugeot would be the first company to market a mainstream passenger vehicle with a diesel hybrid powertrain, it now looks like it won't come as quickly as previously thought. PSA (parent company of Peugeot and Citroen) has been developing a diesel hybrid system in ...
European carmakers support Bali's Conference on climate change 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
This can be called a case of greenwashing or simply an honest declaration of good intentions. The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), has issued a formal declaration supporting and encouraging the UN-sponsored ministerial talks on climate change in Bali, Indonesia. The letter is ...
PSA sends a Peugeot 307 Hybride to the Challenge Bibendum 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Besides the entries from Daimler, Volkswagen and Renault/Dacia, Peugeot has also sent a green model to the Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai. The model is the Peugeot 307 Hybride, which matches a hybrid system to a diesel engine that is certified to run on biodiesel in blends up to B30 (ok, PSA: Put ...
PSA leads the way on CO2 emissions in Europe 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
If new CO2 emissions limits do get enacted in the EU soon, the French and Italian automakers will be in the best position to meet them soonest. A new study of the largest automakers emissions in 2005 and 2006 showed that PSA/Peugeot-Citroen led the way last year with an average of only 142 g/km for ...
German automakers emit the most CO2 among European automakers 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Transport and Environment, an environmental group based in Brusses, launched a report last Thursay showing that the average CO2 emissions from new cars made by German manufacturers rose in 2006, while French and Italian automakers actually cut emissions from their vehicles. In numbers: new German ...
Next-gen Mercedes small cars could pick up current MINI motors 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Although rumors of late have gone back and forth about whether Mercedes-Benz and BMW would collaborate on a platform for the next generation A/B class and MINI, the latest report has a new direction. AutoBild is now reporting that Mercedes will develop their own platform but use a direct injected ...
When people carriers don't have to be gas-guzzlers 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Auto-News has published again another list of money and CO2-saving cars in Germany. Now it's time for the people-carriers. They have to seat at least seven, although the two seats at the back are usually only suitable for children. The list includes a selection of compact Station Wagons, compact ...
