Mazda3 gets hybrid model (but only in Japan)
Mazda is launching its first hybrid model-but only in Japan. The firm has revealed that the new 2014 Axela sports compact (known overseas as the Mazda3) will be available with newly developed hybri...
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Bentley solar push gets Ministerial seal of approval
Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker was on hand at Bentley's headquarters in Pyms Lane, Crewe: but not to mark the launch of a new luxury car, but actually to celebrate the company's lat...
Ford demos self-parking and obstacle avoidance tech
Ford is the latest carmaker to reveal new semi-autonomous driving systems which in the near future could help make driving safer, more efficient and more convenient. New Fully Assisted Parking t...
Renault Twizy Way car club transfers to KeyMoov
Operation of Renault's Twizy Way car sharing club in France has been transferred to a third party, after the initial year long trial proved a success. Web services and automotive engineering fir...
Volkswagen XL1 plug-in hybrid debuts at SEJ conference
Volkswagen’s innovative XL1 plug-in hybrid made its US debut last week, appearing at the 23rd Annual Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee. With a plan...
Fossil fuel divestment campaigns stigmatising industry
A campaign against the fossil fuel industry is one of the fastest growing in history, persuading more investors to remove funding from fossil fuel companies than any other divestment campaign. Acc...
Hyundai powers sustainable fish farming
Hyundai is to put its hydrogen technology on display at The Design Museum in London this month as part of a world-first display-an aquaponics farm powered Hyundai’s FCEV technology. Aquaponics is...
Mitsubishi reveals three new concepts including plug-in hybrids
Mitsubishi has announced plans to unveil three new concepts at next month’s Tokyo Motor Show including two new plug-in hybrid models. With its Outlander plug-in hybrid (PHEV) just launched in Eu...
Toyota's long bridge to alternative fuel cars really could be lengthy
Tuesday 8 October, 2013. The Green Piece Column. Sometimes the future can seem a long time coming, other times the rate of changes seems scary. Who’d have thought we’d all be addicted to this inte...
Fiat 500L models smash 70mpg barrier
A fleet of Fiat 500L Living models certainly proved their credentials during a 497mile trip from Turin to Paris: as they averaged 70.6mpg. The 500L Living, which comes with a 1.6litre MultiJet II...
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