Ford Fiesta claims MPG Marathon win
A Ford Fiesta Econetic, driven by Leicestershire County Council Nick Chapman and Rosemary Homer, has won the 2013 MPG Marathon-an annual event which test what’s possible using eco-driving technique...
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Will social pressure be the undoing of the fossil fuel industry?
Tuesday 15 October, 2013. The Green Piece Column. Social pressure has a way of yielding results and in these modern times campaigning for change has become easier and easier, thanks to online acti...
Ford opens advanced technology lab
Ford continues to throw significant amounts of money behind its efforts to be a leader in advanced technology and the next generation of electric cars: as indicated by its opening of a new $8millio...
Daimler turns in-house fleet electric with 260 EVs
Daimler is practising what it preaches this week, by offering up 260 of its electric vehicles for use by its own employees. Staff in and around its Stuttgart headquarters will have access to so...
Aurora Media named media partner to Formula E racing series
Aurora Media Worldwide (AMW) has signed an agreement to become the exclusive host broadcaster and media partner for the new FIA Formula E electric car racing championship. In a new multi-year p...
Hybrid cars are a green status symbol for seniors, study finds
Hybrid cars are a status symbol for many older drivers according to new research, with consumers willing to pay extra to go green. According to a new study by Baylor University in Texas, USA, older...
Ricardo HyBoost project wins IMechE environment prize
A project to develop a super-efficient hybrid drivetrain has been awarded the Prize for the Environment from the automobile division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The HyB...
Blink Acquisition seizes ECOtality assets
With electric car charging company ECOtality sinking into bankruptcy (see electric car charger company files for bankruptcy), Blink Acquisition has moved quickly to seize its key assets. The compa...
UK buys more than 1,000 electric cars in Q3 2013
The UK’s Plug-in Car Grants (PiCG) had their best quarter ever from July through to September, this year with 1,149 new electric cars registered with the support of the £5,000 incentives. Since ...
Is range anxiety really the only way to sell EVs? You’d think so….
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. For generations, ad agencies have successfully sold us everything from microwave meals to package holidays without nary a problem, using a variety of me...
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