Euro MEPs vote to cap food-based biofuel
The European Parliament has voted to cap the amount of food crops used to produce biofuel. So-called ‘first generation’ biofuel-produced from crops such as wheat and corn, will be limited to 6 pe...
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BMW faces accusation of espionage from EV rival
As BMW launches its first electric car, the firm has come under accusation of industrial espionage on French rival Bollore. According to The Telegraph, two engineers working for a subcontractor...
Land Rover targets Europe with new diesel hybrid models
Land Rover’s new hybrid models have been predominately built with the European market in mind, it has been revealed, as the carmaker explains why it chose to team an electric drivetrain with a dies...
Sat nav is about to get smarter, says TomTom
Future sat nav systems will be easier to use and will be able to work with other devices such as smartphones, according to TomTom. Updates and new maps will be downloaded directly to the vehicle ra...
Porsche plug-in hybrid sets new Nürburgring record
Ahead of its global debut in Frankfurt this week, Porsche’s new 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid has been out on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in Germany, proving its record-breaking capabilities. ...
Mercedes delays B-Class fuel cell car
The introduction of Mercedes’ first hydrogen fuel cell car, based on its B-Class, will be delayed as the carmaker awaits the development of more hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, according to Hea...
Electric car project explores second life for batteries
A new project will explore the possibility of using old electric car batteries for energy storage in both domestic and workplace settings. Commissioned by Gateshead College’s low carbon subsidia...
Drayson Racing looks to set new electric vehicle land speed record
Fresh from its success in breaking the land speed record at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire, Drayson Racing wants to take things further still and see if it can smash its own record of 204.2mph. ...
Vauxhall cuts Ampera price-tag
Vauxhall is to cut £3,500 off the price of its Ampera petrol/electric plug-in model in a bid to drive more sales with a similar price cut expected to be made on the near-identical Chevrolet Volt mo...
Vauxhall aims to steal Ford’s crown
Vauxhall is feeling bullish and expects it will knock its big rival off the top of UK sales for the first time in decades by 2016. Speaking at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Vauxhall boss Duncan Ald...
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