Zero waste for eleven more GM plants
Eleven more General Motors facilities have now achieved landfill-free status, bringing the total to 122 sites spanning Asia, Europe, South and North America. Each of these facilities recycles, re...
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Solar car sets new record for fastest long-distance EV
A new world record has been set for the fastest electric car over a distance of 500km (310 miles). Sunswift solar racing team from the University of New South Wales achieved a new record of an av...
Win a Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan for $100 – if you live in California
How much do you think Toyota’s new Fuel Cell Sedan hydrogen car will cost when it launches in the US next year? $50,000, $60,000, maybe even $70,000? But for one lucky Californian resident the pri...
Nissan engineers create new LEAF pick-up
Ah to be a Nissan engineer. What fun. You can play with the firm’s existing range and create your own vehicles to suit your needs. At least that’s what engineers at the carmaker’s Technical Cente...
Coconuts kernels could be the next solution for hydrogen cars
For a long time hydrogen has been mooted as the fuel of the future for our cars. And yet a number of issues with it have so far prevented that future from becoming a reality. One of the major...
Carol Voderman becomes latest celeb to switch to an electrified car
TV maths whiz, Carol Voderman has become the latest ambassador for the Government’s Go Ultra Low campaign, in support of plug-in vehicles and other ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs). Voders is ...
Power companies to ‘talk’ to EVs to balance grid demand
A new trial of grid-balancing technology which will allow utilities companies to request electric cars to stop charging, is to get underway this week with the support of eight of the world’s leadin...
How Mitsubishi cured me of my penchant for gas guzzling
October 14, 2014. The Green Piece Column. Although I write for this very green car website, I have a dirty secret: I love 4x4s. In an obtuse way, I like the idea of helming a huge mud-plugger as ...
Mercedes hydrogen car reaches 300,000kms without any issues
A hydrogen-fuelled Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell has achieved a continuous running record of 300,000 kilometres (186,411 miles)– as the carmaker continues to trial hydrogen cars ahead of a market la...
Majority of Brits considering switching to alternative fuel cars
The majority of Brits would consider buying or leasing an alternative fuel car in the next two years, according to new research. A study of 2025 British adults, commissioned by our sister website...
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