Renault becomes European low CO2 leader
Renault has become the European leader for the sale of low emission cars. According to Association Auxiliaire de l’Automobile (AAA-DATA), the French carmaker’s average CO2 emissions were just 115.9...
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MG cuts emissions with start/stop tech
Newly revived brand, MG has improved the CO2 emissions and fuel economy of one of its latest models; the MG6. By fitting stop/start technology and smart charge technology to the MG6 GT and Mag...
Glasgow shopping centre installs first rapid charging point
A shopping mall near Glasgow has become the first shopping centre in Scotland to install a rapid charging point. The intu Braehead mall now offers visitors access to a APT Technology Evolt rapi...
Suzuki extends VAT-free on small cars
Everyone loves a bit of a bargain and Suzuki is today providing the offers on some of its smallest and lowest emission models. It has extended its VAT free campaign until the end of the year on...
Tesla CEO asserts Model S is safe, following vehicle fire
After last week’s Model S fire near Seattle, and subsequent 6 per cent drop in its share price, it perhaps should come as no surprise that Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk should speak out to confirm that it...
LPG proves it can still offers environmental benefits and cost saving
Running a car on LPG could save you around 40 per cent on your annual fuel bill and could cut CO2 emissions by around 11 per cent, new data proves. New evidence taken from an extensive database o...
Ford enjoys leap in electric car sales share
Ford's focus on the electrified car market has seen its sales share leap: as it grasped 14.7 per cent of the US market during the first nine months of 2013, up from 7.3 per cent during 2012. Where...
Warning: Driving an EV may seriously affect your mental health
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Normally in my weekly column, I tell you about how fantastic EVs are, or give you my opinion of a new car on the market fresh from a stint behind the whe...
Toyota celebrates soaring sales as Auris Hybrid cleans up
With the news that last month’s new car registrations were at their highest since March 2008, up 12.1 per cent compared with the same month in 2012, Toyota is just one of the carmakers celebrating ...
BMW promises plug-in cars across the range
If anyone was doubting BMW’s commitment to electrified vehicles, after we were told production of the i3 electric supermini would be ‘demand led’, there is news from Vancouver to dispel that idea. ...
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