Green Car Awards

Posted on December 6, 2011

When you talk environmental and green issues you probably don’t think about cars in a positive light as they are traditionally seen as the cause of many of our current environmental problems. But cars are increasingly becoming greener and less polluting which means that awarding green awards for motor vehicles is becoming more common.

The Skoda Yeti, the compact SUV from the company based in the Czech Republic but owned by German Volkswagen is one car which has won several awards. The latest award they’ve won is that of the International Green Apple Environment Award. The organisation behind this environmental award is an independent group dedicated to promoting the positive side of environmental behaviour. This time around this group decided to honour new environmentally friendly cars and the Skoda Yeti was the winner of the ‘smaller SUV and 4×4′ category.

The new Yeti E 2.0-litre TDI has a combined fuel economy of 52.3mpg and only emits 140g/km of CO2 which are excellent figures for a family friendly car like this which offers plenty of space for the entire family and their luggage. Price wise the Skoda Yeti starts at 14,800 and places like Skoda Hampshire will most certainly have this new Skoda available on their forecourts.

Other cars getting green awards in the same SUV category is the Peugeot 3008 2.0 HDi Hybrid4 which is the world’s first diesel hybrid with a diesel engine driving the front wheels and an electric motor powering the rear wheels. This combination keeps CO2 emissions as low as 99g/km. In addition to this the car delivers around 74mpg which is why online car guide WhatCar? awarded it the Green Award for 2011 in the SUV category ahead of the Skoda Yeti 1.6 TDI Greenline II and the BMW X3 xDrive. Read more…

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Indonesian Plastic Furniture

Posted on December 5, 2011

For your home, there are many kinds of furniture that you may need. It is needed for you to have chairs, tables, and other varieties of furniture for many kinds of function. Well, if you have outdoor areas in your home, it is also good to have furniture there. You can get plastic furniture for the outdoor area.

PT Rattanland Furniture is one choice that you can have to buy plastic furniture. You can visit Plasticfurniture.net to find the products that are offered by the Indonesian furniture manufacture. The furniture that is provided in the web site also can be exported to many countries since the Indonesian furniture manufacture is a great manufacture that leads the market and it is professional in managing the products to be sent abroad. There are many countries that have used the products and the service from the manufacture in accomplishing their need of rattan plastic furniture.

Furthermore, the manufacture also produces wicker plastic furniture in many designs. You will be capable of achieving your need of furniture for outdoor areas. You can place the furniture in your terrace or garden. Moreover, for the area surrounding your pool, you can also place furniture products from the plastic furniture exporter.

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