Greenfest

Low CO2 Cars

The Green Motor Show is proudly sponsored by NRMA Insurance and MMM.  

Data listed below has been sourced from www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au.  

 

A couple of great resources to help you reduce your CO2 emissions and petrol bill are the  Green Vehicle Guide  and TravelSmart!

 

It has two very practical objectives: 

 

1. To demonstrate that average emissions can be significantly reduced (20-50% reductions) today without any level of discomfort or waiting for new technology.  The Green Motor Show is not about concepts and the unobatainable but about actionable choices available today for your next car, first car or perhaps down-sizing the family second car.

 

2. To save you money from escalating petrol bills. Lower emissions, or burning less petrol, also means lower fuel bills.  Note the data for the cars on display in the table below.

 

Some of these new smaller cars are now coming with 5 star safety ratings.  So, with a combination of the more fuel efficient cars on display and moving around by other methods for some of the short trips such as walking, bike or public transport, this level of reduction could be achieved today. 

 

Whilst each automotive company is eager to present their new accessible standards for the most fuel efficient motoring today, there are also great innovations such as:

 

 

 

  • NOPE: The no petrol moped.
  • The "Elation" electric bike mechanism, final of the inventors
  • Envirotrike: Brisbane manufactured  electric small work trucks
  • Epic Cycles: all sorts of cycling innvations along with the conventional
  • Cycle to City: new park and ride your bike last km to city service
  • Green Vehicle Guide: research all the data on all the cars for all your needs

The following cars on exhibition are from the companies that chose to support the concept practical action and education for more fuel efficient motoring in it's first year.  Not a bad signal that you can expect these exhibitors to be very responsive to your needs for saving money and lowering emmissions:

 

The cars on show are:  

Car                                        

Grams CO2/km* l/100km* $/KM at $1.50 $/week 385km**
Toyota Prius    106 4.4 0.07 25.41
Honda Civic Hybrid 109 4.6 0.07 26.57
Fiat 500 1.3 16V JTD 110 4.2 0.06 24.26
Fiat Punto 1.3d 115 4.4 0.07 25.41
Fiat Ritmo 1.6 JTDM 120HP 120 4.6 0.07 26.57
Hyundai i30 1.6 DSL 125 4.7 0.07 27.14
Mitsubishi RG Colt ES      134 5.6 0.08 32.34
Honda Jazz Gli 135 5.7 0.09 32.92
Renault X76 Kangoo (small van light work ) 139 5.3 0.08 30.61
Hyundai Getz 1.4L 145 6.1 0.09 35.23
Renault X84 Megane II 154 5.8 0.09 33.50
Suzuki Swift 161 6.3 0.09 36.38
Nissan K12 Micra 162 6.8 0.10 39.27
Mercedes-Benz NCV2 Vito 111CDI  ( larger van heavier work) 215 8.1 0.12 46.78

 + Compare this to the V6 ( Falcon / Commodore / 380 ) average of 260 grams CO2/ km 10.8 l/100 km and $62.37/ week at 385km week for annual average of 20 000km’s.   Through to ++ Hummer = 320grams C02 / km, 13.5 l / 100km and $77.96 for same distance travelled.  Consider if you are driving around without needing the functionality of the larger car there is 50% less cost and emissions available today, just depends on decisions relating to habits and real function.  

 *Source = www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au

** Based on average pa usage of 20 000 km driving