CO2.ie met with Edenbee.com today and they are a new Irish web site. They have created a great social network for those interested in their carbon footprint & how to take practical steps to reduce it.

You can for edenbee register here >>

See what you think and you can comment here via this blog post.

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

Thanks to Barry from www.currency.ie for the following contribution - yor comments are welcomed of course !

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

>>> All new cars sold in will have Vehicle registration Tax (VRT) included in the price. All cars imported into are also subject to VRT which will have to be paid to the Irish Revenue Commissioners.

Although you will have to pay vehicle registration tax (VRT) on a car import, the real saving is made when importing a second hand model as you will be paying VRT on the OMSP (Open Market Selling Price) which will be greatly reduced. The OMSP is the price the vehicle is currently worth in at the time of import. The following is a guide for anyone interested in importing a car from the into . By following this guide you will make sure that:

(more…)

Thinking about new transport options this year as a result of the new VRT rates linked to CO2 emissions ?

Green Machines, Ireland’s leading supplier of zero emission electric vehicles since 2001, have launched the Mega City Electric Car. Expertly designed the vehicle provides a practical and aesthetically  pleasing answer to emission free journeys in urban centres.

See what you think of GreenMachines.ie

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

Found an interesting Green blog sent on by a friend & Blogger Darragh Doyle. It is called The Written One and worth a look as had this great little video on it too.

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

Second hand cars should fall in price following the introduction of the Government’s new VRT system in July.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry is predicting that the measure will bring down prices in the used car market, as consumers move to more environmentally friendly new models.

From the first of July, motorists will pay less Vehicle Registration Tax on new cars with low CO2 emissions, while people will pay more for new cars with high emissions.

The SIMI Director General, Alan Nolan is welcoming the changes as a turning point for the country and hopes people will make car purchases based on the new system.

(Source - BreakingNews.ie)

In case you have been living in a fridge, the Irish government is spending millions telling Irish people about the challenge of climate change.

They have a nice new TV Ad featuring none other than Eamon DeValera & Michael Collins who overcome their generations challenges in chillier times.

We hope it is money well spent and 2008 sees the beginning of a new Green era in Ireland which CO2.ie has been pioneering anyway.

Word is they won’t have much change out of €12 million in their advertising budget so it had better work!!

Please check out www.change.ie

Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie

We see that we are getting more visitors now with Google searches for VRT & the impending new laws for VRT & CO2 emissions coming into effect on 1st July 2008.

We are currently preparing our content and talking to some of the major car companies so watch out for our new & improved Green Autos section soon.

Planned Irish VRT Bands from 1st July 2008

The current VRT system uses engine size as the criterion to determine the VRT rate to be applied to a car. Under the revised VRT system the CO₂ emissions of a car will replace engine size as the criterion to determine the VRT rate payable on the car at point of registration.

Lower emission cars will attract reduced VRT rates and higher emission cars will be liable to higher rates. The VRT rates will continue to be applied to the Open Market Selling Price of the car. The revised VRT system will take effect on 1 July 2008.

The following Table sets out the CO₂ Emission Bands and the relevant VRT rates under the revised VRT system. (Source SEI)
These are divided into seven bands, labelled A to G:

Band A: cars that produce 0-120g/km CO2 - 14 per cent VRT - €100 road tax;

Band B: cars that produce 121g - 140g/km CO2 - 16 per cent VRT - €150 road tax;

Band C: cars that produce 141g-155g/km CO2 - 20 per cent VRT - €290 road tax;

Band D: cars that produce 156g-170g/km CO2 - 24 per cent VRT - €430 road tax;

Band E: cars that produce 171g-190g/km CO2 - 28 per cent VRT - €600 road tax;

Band F: cars that produce 191g-225g/km CO2 - 32 per cent VRT - €1,000 road tax;

Band G: cars that produce 226g/km CO2 and over - 36 per cent VRT - €2,000 road tax.
Yours Sustainably
CO2.ie