Can a hybrid help you enjoy driving again?
One of the greatest thing about electrified drives is their smooth and quiet operation, ideal for stressful, congested, urban driving conditions. This is beautifully illustrated by Toyota this we...
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First EV taxi firm hits 150,000 all-electric miles
More than 37,000 fares have made use of the country’s first electric minicab firm, allowing St Austell-based C&C Taxis to clock up no less than 150,000 miles all-electric miles. The Cornish firm ...
One in four air pollution deaths linked to diesel fumes
Diesel vehicles have been the darling of the push for better fuel economy in recent years and have duped many people into believing them to be a ‘green choice’ thanks to their tendency to come top ...
Electric car sales triple in the UK
Sales of fully electric vehicles have soared in the year so far, more than tripling in the first four months of the year compared to the same period of 2013, from 446 to 1,547 sold in the UK. EV ...
Government incentives driving EV market boom
Tax and fiscal incentives are playing a big part in driving sales of electric vehicles according to a new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). In a new study exami...
Audi plans plug-in hybrid models across the range
Audi plans to offer an plug-in hybrid version of every one of its cars by 2020, it has been revealed. Speaking at the Beijing Motor Show, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler announced the launch of a long-wh...
Electric cars don’t expose drivers to unsafe electromagnetic fields
Electric cars do not expose passengers to unsafe levels of electromagnetic fields, according to new research, that could dispel any remaining myths about the safety of EVs. A new study lead by th...
Nick Clegg: Electric cars ‘not quite right for my family’
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg proclaimed that electric cars aren’t suitable for his family, just days after announcing a £500 million investment designed to encourage the rest of us to switch t...
Flawed tests helping carmakers cheat to better fuel economy
As the European Environmental Agency (EEA) reveals that average new car emissions in Europe fell 3.9 per cent last year to 127g/km CO2, sustainable transport group, Transport and Environment (T&E) ...
Interview with Rory Lumsdon, Manager of Product Affairs at Volkswagen UK
Volkswagen is a manufacturer which seems to have come from nowhere to take the alternative fuel sector by storm. This year alone, the brand has a whole line-up of exciting EVs to launch, including ...
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