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Peugeot eco-challenge

Peugeot has launched the first ever pan-European eco-driving challenge, which will follow a 1000 km course from Paris to Geneva with the winners arriving at the finish line within set time targets, having used the least fuel.

If you fancy entering the draw you can visit the dedicated Eco-Cup website or via the link from the Peugeot site and all entries have to be in by the 15th February 2009. The Ec0-cup website features eco-driving tips, an online eco-driving test and details of the four different Peugeot cars for the event. Choose your car category, enter your details plus your 140 word definition of what makes a good eco-driver.

Peugeot will the select 72 competitors from the online entries and then randomly draw entrants to take part in the challenge. The four different Peugeot cars are as follows;

1. Peugeot 207 HDi 90
2. Peugeot 308 HDi 110
3. Peugeot 3008 HDi 110
4. Peugeot 5008 HDi

Winners of each trial will win a brand new Peugeot car.

The SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and traders) has reported that in 2008, C02 emissions from cars fell by their biggest ever margin. The average model now emits only 158.0 g/km which is 4.2% less than the 2007 figure and 16.8% down on the 1997 base level figure of 189.8g/km .

A copy of the SMMT new car C02 report can be downloaded from the SMMT website. The report contains many useful facts about the impact the car industry has on CO2 emissions, generally. The overall message is this is falling, with cars now accounting for only 11.5% of the country’s total CO2 emissions.

This fall is a combination of new technology, improved fuel efficiencies and better customer awareness. Paul Everitt, the SMMT chief executive said ” The motor industry has made enormous progress in its work to cut the environmental impacts of its products but more must be done if the tough targets set by European legislation are to be met”.

The target for all manufacturers, to be achieved by 2015, is to reduce their average fleet emissions to 130 g/km and for this target to be met, the annual improvement must continue at 2.5%.