John has been writing about cars since the start of 2011, with a particular fondness for models with USB connectivity and a serious distaste for steering wheels with too many buttons. Can often be found trying to seduce 1.0-litre engines. When away from things that go brum, apostrophe snob John can often be found making noise with varying degrees of musicality.
Fuel duty will remain frozen until after the General Election in May 2015, George Osborne has confirmed in 2014’s Budget Statement. The Chancellor of the Exchequer also announced that £200m would ...
The number of new cars registered in the EU increased by 8% in February, compared to the same month in 2013. According to the ACEA, 861,058 cars were registered last month, up from 797,494 last Fe...
Fuel duty will remain frozen until after the next General Election and a further £200m will be spent on fixing potholes, it has been confirmed in 2014’s Budget Statement. Speaking to the House of ...
Bentley enjoyed its most successful year ever in 2013 with record profits and delivering more cars in its history. The Crewe-based luxury carmaker reported a turnover of £1.40bn last year, up 15.5...
Batteries, formerly used to power electric vehicles, could be used to help meet demands of energy-hungry data centres in Europe. A typical lithium-ion battery is only expected to have 14 years of ...
A new fuel efficient 1.2-litre petrol engine has been added to Peugeot’s 308 range. The 130bhp PureTech 1198cc e-THP unit has an official fuel consumption of 61.4mpg at 107g/km when mated to a six...
Chancellor George Osborne needs to confirm the future of Government incentives for electric vehicles in his UK Budget this week. That’s the view of ?Jon Burdekin, Head of Consultancy Services at m...
Only one in six company car drivers (16%) would consider an electric vehicle as their next company car, according to a recent survey. Half of the 534 drivers surveyed by the Leasedrive Group compl...
A scheme, which banned half of all cars from being driven in Paris, has been scrapped less than 24 hours after it came into force. Anyone driving a car with an odd-numbered registration plate risk...
Citroen’s third generation C4 Picasso was the first car to make use of the Citroen-Peugeot’s EMP2 platform when it emerged mid-2013, underpinnings which have since formed the base for the kooky C4 ...