Salary sacrifice: the way to go greener
Salary sacrifice schemes can help firms significantly cut emissions, a new study proves, by shifting staff away from using their own vehicles for business trips. Fleet Evolution conducted extensi...
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Carcinogenic air pollutants from oil sands ‘greatly underestimated’
A study of an oil sands field in Alberta, Canada has revealed that officially reported emissions of certain hazardous air pollutants have been greatly underestimated by as much as two or three time...
Renault ZOE drives itself in slow-moving traffic
Renault has built a new semi-autonomous vehicle based on its fully electric supermini; the ZOE. Called the Next Two prototype, the concept can take-over driving duties at times when driving is at ...
University of Surrey ditches grey fleet in favour of flexible rental
The University of Surrey is the latest institution to move away from high-risk use of grey fleet to using its own on-site car-sharing initiative. The University has partnered with car rental compan...
Regent St Motor Show to return after record-breaking success
The Regent Street Motor Show will return this year, after attracting a record-breaking crowd last November. The show, which was originally run to coincide with two RAC-run motoring challenges; th...
New car club alternative goes national
After Whipcar’s demise last year, it seemed like that might be the end for the idea of peer-to-peer car rental, but the concept is being borne again as a new service goes national this week. easyC...
Carmakers unite for project to explore driverless car technology
A major new research project into driverless vehicles will bring together several major carmakers and leading academic institutions to advance automated driving technology. Leading carmakers inc...
Controversial air con system ruled greener than first thought, by IPCC
While Daimler might have the backing of the EU over its use of CO2-based air conditioning units; Honeywell, a leading manufacturer of HFO-1234yf (also known as HFC-1234YF) systems says it has the b...
Kia Soul EV honoured with UL environmental certification
Kia has been recognised for its use of bio-based materials in its first electric car; the soon-to-launch Soul EV. The Korean brand plans to launch a battery-powered version of its popular compact M...
Hollywood stars defy Death Valley with hydrogen-fuelled car
In the glamorous world of alternative fuel vehicles, you are undoubtedly likely to attract celebrity friends; just as the Toyota Prius has Leonardo DiCaprio and the Honda FCX CLarity has Jamie Lee ...
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