£10 million prize for range-anxiety buster
The Government is offering a £10 million prize fund for any company or engineer who can develop an affordable solution that will enable electric cars to travel as far as conventionally fuelled cars...
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Bring back 80mph plans, we do it anyway, say UK motorists
Two thirds (66%) of Britons confess to regularly breaking the speed limit on the motorway, a new survey has revealed, following the Government’s decision to ditch plans for a 80mph speed limit. ...
Volvo reveals beautiful and foldable solar canopy for its plug-in hybrid
Volvo, in collaboration with Californian design company, Synthesis Design + Architecture (SDA) have revealed a stylish new solar canopy designed to recharge its new Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid car on ...
Greater Manchester launches new electric car charging station network
Greater Manchester’s electric vehicle charging scheme will officially open on Sunday (July 28, 2013) and will initially enable electric car owners to ‘refuel’ their cars for free. More than 250...
Ford becomes first carmaker to report on emissions in India
India has the worst air pollution problem in the entire world, and one of the key sources of its problem is the growing number of vehicles on its roads. That’s why it is heart-warming to see tha...
Croydon Council slashes car use by joining car club
Croydon Council in South London has slashed its motoring costs and cut employee car use in half, simply by signing up to car club, Zipcar. As part of the council’s plans to develop a more cost-eff...
Renault-Nissan hits 100,000 electric vehicle sales
Say what you like about electric cars but the proof of their real-world usability is in driving them, and after 841 million kilometres (522 million miles), the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s have proven...
£28 billion on a wrong-headed policy? Transport at a high price
Tuesday 23 July, 2013. The Green Piece Column. You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs and it seems-you can’t increase transport capacity without tearing up a bit of our best-loved ...
Mazda3 to test endurance over 9,300 drive from Japan to Germany
Mazda prides itself on its build quality and durability and what better way to prove that than with a test drive-all the way from Japan to Germany. To prove just how good its new hatch is, the co...
Did Germany pressure other countries to delay 95g/km CO2 car law?
Germany appears to be in trouble again with environmentalists, as accusations emerge that the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel used ‘nasty pressure’ to try and halt new green car regulations. ...
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