The ravaging effect of recession on the automotive industry saw to vehicle manufacturers increasing their energy use per vehicle made by 20 per cent last year, although efforts were made towards cutting waste in other areas, a new report reveals.
Informed by 94 per cent of the UK’s total vehicles’ producers, The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trader’s eleventh annual sustainability report, released today, found that collective energy use was reduced by 16 per cent in 2009, although total vehicle production was down by 30 per cent, giving a 20 per cent increase per vehicle,…
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