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Cars becoming greener, say the AA

27/09/2010

Despite the ever-increasing cost of oil prices and environmental issues, a fringe meeting at the Labour Party Conference were told that the car is here to stay. The AA have highlighted the fact that the car is the main form of personal transport after a series of new research was presented by the organisation's president, Edmund King. In clear signs that the UK is moving towards a greener motoring industry, reports show CO2 emissions fell from 190g/km in the average new car between 1997 to less than 150g/km in 2009. The AA chief told the conference: "Drivers are often portrayed as Mr Toad but the vast majority of motorists do care about the environment and will consider taking steps to reduce the environmental impact of their cars". Almost two-thirds of the 17,481 AA members polled stated that buying a more fuel efficient car was top of their list when it came to reducing the environmental impact of their cars. According to the Department for Transport, just 15% of commuters take public transport to get to work, showing the car is still the most preferred method of travel. The survey shows young people between 18 and 24 are the biggest users of public transport with some 47% using it at least once a month. The over 65s were also in the most frequent users group with 46% using public transport once a month or more. It's thought their free bus passes provide a big incentive in this decision. However a majority (61%) never use public transport or use it just once a year or less. It seems there has been progress in raising awareness of road users' carbon footprint. Significantly more drivers told The AA that when buying a new car they would choose fuel economy (28%) over than carbon dioxide emissions (3%).

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