World Environment Day: What will you change?
It’s World Environment Day (WED) today (June 5), and over 100 countries are expected to get involved in the celebrations. Established by the United Nations, WED is designed to encourage worldwide...
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Liquid air could ‘slash secondary truck emissions’, finds new report
While there has been a lot of media coverage of late about the environmental impact of diesel engines belching out NOx emissions and particulates, there has been little mention of unregulated secon...
Hyundai World Cup fleet arrives in Brazil
Hyundai has delivered over one thousand vehicles to the Fifa World Cup in Brazil as the countdown to the opening of the tournament begins. With just nine days left to go before the first kick-off...
Mitsubishi holds launch weekend for Outlander plug-in hybrid
Mitsubishi will be holding special launch events around the country this weekend to mark the arrival of its hotly-anticipated Outlander plug-in hybrid. Staff at Mitsubishi dealers around the UK w...
Electric quadricycles: safety ‘well below that of cars’ says Euro NCAP
Some of Europe’s most popular heavy, electric quadricycles have proved to have very poor standards of crash safety. Not subject to the same safety standards as full cars, heavy quadricyles – an i...
Eco tyres might not deliver the fuel savings you hoped for, according to new study
New eco-tyres may not be delivering the fuel savings that consumers expect, according to new research. A study by Emissions Analytics has revealed that there may be little difference in the fuel ...
Alfa Romeo gives away Giulietta for 1954 price of £1,250
Alfa Romeo has gone back in time, giving away a brand new Giulietta for just £1,250 – the price it cost back in 1954 when the model was first launched. As part of the Giulietta’s 60th birthday ce...
Drivers spending ten days a year stuck in a jam
Congestion in the UK is getting worse and it is rising alongside an economic recovery in the country. The price of a revival of the economy is a 1 per cent increase in average journey time for Br...
New £5 million Clean Vehicle fund to cut emissions from buses and taxis
Local authorities across England have the chance to bid for funding to make changes to bus fleets and other vehicles, to help slash transport pollution in their region. Announced yesterday by Tra...
Hybridising the crossover: Why Lexus’ new NX will take the sector by storm
Tuesday 3 June, 2014. The Green Piece Column. When Lexus’ new hybrid, the NX debuts this autumn, it could be the most significant market debut, since the Toyota Auris; bringing hybrid technology t...
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