Land Transportation Rent-a-cars Want to Go Green by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 written by Nikos Krinis 1 October 2008 0 comments Share 0FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail 16 The Greek Car Rental Companies Association recently suggested the creation of a ‘green fleet’ of rental cars to circulate in Greece so as to combat air pollution released from aged automobiles. The association made the proposal after Minister of Economy and Finance Yiorgos Alogoskoufis announced that road tax for motor vehicles will soon be based on the amount of emissions each car produces. The association believes that the rental car industry should be provided with incentives aimed towards the use of environmentally friendly cars and the creation of a ‘green fleet.’ Environmentally friendly cars are those that use different technologies and manage to reduce emissions below the limit of 120 g/km, which is the European Union’s ambition for 2012. The fleet of rental cars in Greece totals some 160,000 automobiles. Follow GTP Headlines on Google News to keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece. Share 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail Nikos Krinis Nikos is Greek-American born in New York, USA, and has lived in Greece for over 30 years. He is the managing editor of Greece's leading monthly travel and tourism guide, the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) since June 2008 and of news site GTP Headlines since its launch in September 2012. Nikos has also served as international press officer for the City of Athens and for the mayor. He has a degree in Mass Media and Communications, specializing in Journalism. Nikos is a native English speaker and speaks Greek fluently. previous post Greece Through Posters next post Aris Spiliotopoulos You may also like EU’s Tourism Strategy to Include Focus on High-speed Rail for Better Connectivity 30 January 2025 Greece’s Railway Network Set for Upgrades with €1.5 Billion Investment 30 January 2025 Athens Metro Line 1 to See Upgrade, Says Greek Transport Ministry 29 January 2025 Greece and Bulgaria Strengthen Connectivity with Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Collaboration 20 January 2025 Greece Advances Cycling Tourism with National Strategy and EuroVelo Network 16 January 2025 Patras – Pyrgos Motorway in Western Peloponnese to Open by December 2025 14 January 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
