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 Stories About: cars AND energy AND fuel efficiency AND Italy
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Italy jumps on the SUV-bashing bandwagon
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Lisa Hymas |
13 Oct 2004 |
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| Europeans don't take as kindly to mobile global-warmers as do their American counterparts. Latest country to join in the anti-SUV backlash: Italy. The nation's Environment Ministry is plotting to slap a new tax on big gas-guzzlers, and possibly use the funds to incentivize people to scrap old cars and buy more efficient ones, Reuters reports. |
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| Topics: cars, energy, fuel efficiency, Italy (all these topics) |
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