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  • Fuel economy lables: the power to save fuel & money
    Fact sheets and brochures
    23 May 2009

    The Fuel Economy Label can help you choose a vehicle that uses less fuel - so you can go further on a full tank and save money. The label gives you a star rating (out of 6), a litres per 100km figure and a cost per year, so you can compare different vehicles.

    By choosing a vehicle that uses less fuel you can reduce both your costs and the negative impacts on the environment while still meeting your lifestyle needs and getting you where  you need to go.

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  • Biodiesel blends consumer brochure
    Fact sheets and brochures
    22 May 2009

    Biofuels emit less greenhouse gases than fossil fuels. So your choice of fuel can help the environment, without compromising how your vehicle performs.

    One of the easiest things New Zealand drivers can do to help the environment is to start using sustainable biofuels. Your use of biofuels will help reduce the greenhouse gases from your vehicle.

    Biodiesel is one kind of biofuel. Biodiesel is similar to ordinary diesel, but is made from vegetable oils or animal fats. When mixed with ordinary diesel, this makes a bidoiesel blend.

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  • Biodiesel trade booklet
    Fact sheets and brochures
    23 May 2009


    Sustainable biofuels have many benefits over fossil fuels. Most importantly, they are renewable and result in lower carbon dioxide emissions. Biofuels are already available in parts of the country and more will become available to Kiwi motorists. One of the main types of biofuel is biodiesel.

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  • Bioethanol consumer brochure
    Fact sheets and brochures
    23 May 2009

    Biofuels emit less greenhouse gases. So your choice of fuel can help the environment, without compromising how your car performs. One of the easiest things New Zealand drivers can do to help the environment is to start using sustainable biofuels. Your use of biofuels will help reduce the greenhouse gases from your vehicle.

     Bioethanol-blended petrol is similar to ordinary petrol but contains a biofuel, bioethanol which is made from wastes and plants that contain sugars and starches.

     

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  • Bioethanol-blended petrol trade booklet
    Fact sheets and brochures
    23 May 2009

    Sustainable biofuels have many benefits over fossil fuels. Most importantly, they are renewable and result in lower carbon dioxide emissions. Biofuels are already available in parts of the country and more will become available to Kiwi motorists. One of the main types of biofuel is bioethanol-blended petrol.

    This guide has been developed especially for the motor trade and transport industries and anyone who sells or services diesel powered vehicles to help answer any questions you and your customers may have about biodiesel blends.

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  • Biofuels fact sheet
    Fact sheets and brochures
    1 June 2008

    Biofuels are produced from biological, non-fossil sources. By using biofuels we are reducing New Zealand's reliance on imported crude oil, increasing the use of renewable energy and reducing our overall emissions of carbon dioxide, which contribute to global climate change. Currently in New Zealand the transport sector is responsible for 45% of our greenhouse gas emissions.

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