Toyota production buoyed by hybrid demand
Toyota’s UK production is soaring, thanks to rising demand for hybrid vehicles. According to the Financial Times, the carmaker’s production rose 65 per cent in 2013, with four in every 10 vehicles ...
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Interview with Volvo’s Selwyn Cooper
Volvo might be a small firm, but the Swedish brand has consistently taken a bold and innovative stance in the development of alternative fuel vehicles and new, more efficient vehicle technologies i...
Electric car vending machines revealed in China
The Chinese city of Hangzhou is demonstrating a new alternative to car ownership; a giant vending machine style parking lot, chocked full of electric cars, ready to rent. Operated by a company ca...
Ford reveals solar-powered C-Max hybrid concept
Ford is to reveal a new solar-powered hybrid concept vehicle at the International CES in Las Vegas next week. Based on the C-Max plug-in hybrid, the new Solar Energi Concept can achieve its full el...
Hyundai ambassador Nicola Adams helps launch new Street League Academy
The UK’s first female boxing champion is the new face behind an initiative to help young people into employment. Teaming up with Hyundai, Olympic Gold medallist Nicola Adams- an ambassador for th...
Europe’s ‘Year of Air’: More needs to be done
As 2013 draws to a close, so does Europe’s Year of Air, in which the European Union aimed to address issues of air quality across the continent and make positive steps to improve it for the future....
Paul Daniels blames Prius for speeding incident
One of the country’s best loved magicians, Paul Daniels has been prosecuted for speeding and has blamed his hybrid car for the incident. According to the Henley Standard, the 75 year old was caug...
BT Fleet achieves record award haul
After winning the prestigious ‘Leadership Award’ from the Energy Saving Trust’s (EST) recent Fleet Heroes Awards, BT Fleet reveals it has had a record year, clocking up no less than six separate ac...
Mercedes hits one million B-Class sales
As the year draws to a close, Mercedes Benz is celebrating reaching a major milestone with its B-Class model; hitting one million sales. Germany has become the leading market for the sports toure...
A green car year in review: the concluding part. The Green Car Piece
Tuesday 31 December. The Green Piece Column. The concluding part of our review of 2013’s green car highlights starts in July, following on from part one and examining the most exciting news and ev...
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