In 2010, Vauxhall’s Vivaro e-Concept made its debut.

Since 2008, the Group has deployed an ambitious plan to increase the proportion of green materials in a vehicle’s total polymers.

In 2010, Mercedes-Benz revealed the latest evolution of its R&D into hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles with the B-Class F-Cell.

Bentley extended its pioneering FlexFuel technology across the Continental model range.

Each Range Rover Evoque has replaced virgin and man-made materials with 16kg of recycled plastic and 21kg of natural material.

Vehicle manufacturers have explored various sources of renewable energy from wind and solar power to biomass.

In 2010 Leyland Trucks received the Green Business Award for Waste Reduction and Recycling

BMW UK has tasked its dealer network to improve its environmental standards in line with BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method)

SMMT’s 12th Sustainability Report is more focused, more efficient and has more of an eye on the future than ever before – reflecting perfectly the progressive, forward-thinking excellence that UK automotive is exploiting now and will hone as we move towards an even more sustainable future.

The Environmental Audit Committee has published its report on Air Quality. The report calls on government to ensure that EU emissions targets are met through a number of measures, including the establishment of a national framework of low emissions zones.