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he shortlist for the Next Green Car Awards 2016 is released today, recognising the best green cars available in the UK in 2016.
A total of 40 different models from 23 manufacturers make up the shortlist, across 10 vehicle categories. he winners will be announced on hursday 1st December.
To qualify for the NGC Awards shortlist, models must be commercially available to buy or order during 2016. he only category to which this ruling doesn ' t apply is the ' Next Gen ' category, which highlights the most innovative cars due to launch in 2017 or beyond.
Next Green Car ' s unique NGC Rating drives the selection process, iltering out the greenest models on the market. Other factors are then considered, including capability, impact on its sector, value for money, and suitability for purpose, before the inal shortlist is drawn up.
he NGC Rating developed by Next Green Car, the UK ' s No. 1 green car website, is a unique method of assessing a vehicle ' s environmental impact and is available for 60,000 + models across all power-trains including petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.
To ensure that the rating is based on the best quality data available, NGC has recently partnered with Emissions Analytics. From November, real-world emissions are now estimated using the Emissions Analytics ' EQUA Indices for Air Quality( NOx), Carbon Monoxide( CO), and Carbon Dioxide( CO2), further improving the NGC Rating ' s accuracy.
A relection on the number of low emission vehicles now on the market, this year sees almost 80 % of the shortlisted models emit less than 100 g / km CO2( official combined) up from last year ' s igure of around two-thirds. On the shortlist, 12 emit zero-tailpipe emissions as either EVs or fuel cell vehicles, while a further eight are EV-capable plug-in hybrids( PHEVs).
Taken together, half of the NGC Awards shortlist are categorised as ULEVs- Ultra Low Emission Vehicles- which results in an average official combined CO2 igure of just 59 g / km.
Dr Ben Lane, Director of Next Green Car commented: " Never before has the NGC Awards shortlist included such as diverse range of quality ultra low emission models( ULEVs) across such a large number of vehicle segments. From the
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Hyundai Ioniq, an EV for the mass market, and the competitively priced Kia Optima PHEV, through to the iconic Tesla Model X SUV, there really is a ULEV to suit most drivers ' needs."
he 10 category winners of the Next Green Car Awards 2016- plus the overall NGC Car of the Year title- will be announced on hursday 1st December 2016.
For information about the Next Green Car Awards, and the 2016 Award Winners, visit: www. nextgreencar. com / awards-2016 /
Listed by awards category and alphabetically by manufacturer, with the greenest model ' s emissions and NGC Rating supplied, the Next Green Car Awards 2016 shortlist is as follows:
City Car shortlist 2016
• Ford Ka +- CO2 114 g / km- NGC Rating 37
• Mahindra e2o- CO2 0 g / km- NGC Rating 22
• Smart ForTwo Cabrio- CO2 93 g / km- NGC Rating 30
• Volkswagen e-up!- CO2 0 g / km- NGC Rating 22
Supermini shortlist 2016
• BMW i3 94Ah- CO2 0 g / km- NGC Rating 23
• Renault Zoe Z. E. 40- CO2 0 g / km- NGC Rating 25
• Renault Clio- CO2 82 g / km- NGC Rating 28
• Suzuki Baleno- CO2 94 g / km- NGC Rating 30
Small Family shortlist 2016
• Fiat Tipo- CO2 90 g / km- NGC Rating 32
• Hyundai Ioniq Electric- CO2 0 g / km- NGC Rating 22
• Renault Megane- CO2 96 g / km- NGC Rating 32
• Volvo V40- CO2 94 g / km- NGC Rating 33
Large Family shortlist 2016
• Kia Optima Plug-In Hybrid- CO2 37 g / km- NGC Rating 20
• Mazda 6- CO2 107 g / km- NGC Rating 37
• Toyota Mirai- CO2 0 g / km- NGC Rating 32
• Toyota Prius- CO2 70 g / km- NGC Rating 27
MPV shortlist 2016
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• BMW 2 Series Active Tourer- CO2 46 g / km- NGC Rating 37
• Citroen C4 Picasso- CO2 99 g / km- NGC Rating 35
• Renault Scenic- CO2 92 g / km- NGC Rating TBC
• Vauxhall Zaira Tourer- CO2 109 g / km- NGC Rating 37
Crossover shortlist 2016
• Kia Niro- CO2 88 g / km- NGC Rating 33
• Peugeot 2008- CO2 102 g / km- NGC Rating 33
• Toyota C-HR- CO2 86 g / km- NGC Rating 32
• Vauxhall Mocha X- CO2 103 g / km- NGC Rating 36
SUV shortlist 2016
• Audi Q7- CO2 48 g / km- NGC Rating 26
• BMW X5- CO2 77 g / km- NGC Rating 53
• Peugeot 3008- CO2 108 g / km- NGC Rating 37
• Tesla Model X- CO2 0 g / km- NGC Rating 35
Executive shortlist 2016
• BMW 3 Series- CO2 44 g / km- NGC Rating 35
• BMW 7 Series- CO2 49 g / km- NGC Rating 39
• Mercedes Benz E-Class- CO2 49 g / km- NGC Rating 37
• Volvo S90- CO2 116 g / km- NGC Rating 40
Sports Cabrio shortlist 2016
• Audi A5- CO2 106 g / km- NGC Rating TBC
• Mini Convertible- CO2 100 g / km- NGC Rating 35
• Morgan EV3- CO2 0 g / km- NGC Rating 18
• Porsche Panamera- CO2 56 g / km- NGC Rating 46
Next Gen shortlist 2016
• Riversimple Rasa- NGC Rating *
• Smart ForTwo ED- NGC Rating *
• Tesla Model 3- NGC Rating *
• VW iD- NGC Rating *
* NGC Rating not yet assessed / to be conirmed
he number of electric vehicles on Britain ' s roads has more than doubled in the last year. As more of them reach the
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used market, automotive data experts at hpi examine which models provide the lowest running costs.
here were 45,326 plug-in and hybrid cars on the streets at the end of last year compared to just 20,522 the year before- a 120 per cent increase.
he analysis examined a range of factors including; monthly running costs, cost per mile, service and maintenance, depreciation and insurance to calculate a total cost of motoring.
he best buys with monthly running costs:
• he Citroen C-Zero £ 410
• Peugeot ION hatchback £ 413
• Volkswagen E-Up £ 526
Commenting on the results Philip Nothard, consumer and retail specialist at hpi said: " In the UK market it is clear there remains an ' apprehension ' from used buyers around electric vehicles. Range anxiety continues to be a big hurdle, along with charging network coverage. But for a motorist that wants to make the leap there are some good value options out there.
" And while the didn ' t make the value list, prestige options such as the Tesla Model S and BMW i8 provide good value used choices that also turn heads."
hpi recently launched a vehicle valuations service to give consumers the ability to buy and sell cars with utmost conidence offering them the inside view on the total cost of ownership of a vehicle during its lifespan along with precise depreciation igures.
h e h p i v a l u a t i o n s t o o l- hpivaluations. com- is aimed at consumers buying and selling cars in the used car market and minimises the risks that can see consumers paying over the odds or not getting the best-asking price.
he irst genuine Jaguar XKSS to be built in almost 60 years was today given its world debut presentation at the Petersen Museum, Los Angeles by Jaguar Classic. he stunning XKSS, inished in Sherwood Green paint, has been created by the Jaguar Classic engineering team ahead of the production of nine cars for delivery to customers across the globe in 2017.
Oten referred to as the world ' s irst supercar, the XKSS was originally made by
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