March 10, 2014  Driving green could take you into the red  Car
makers and their franchised dealer networks are facing a
dilemma; they want to sell “green” cars that help the planet and
reduce co2 emissions but in reality are still failing to appeal
successfully to the majority of the car buying public and are
thus still some way from getting buyers to consider them in any
great numbers.  I wouldn’t presume to know the overall affect
that dirty cars have on the environment and whilst I think most
of us appreciate that something must be done, the products on
offer should be far superior and more desirable than they are at
present if the average beleaguered car driver is to respond
favourably.  It seems that the car driver is clobbered from
every angle, whether it be an increase in prices or road tax,
rising fuel prices, toll roads, congestion charges VAT, the list
is seemingly endless, so is it too much to ask for a decent
comfortable reliable car which will help with climate change but
not cost the national de