Renault is to join forces with the operator of Paris’ all-electric car sharing club, the Bollore Group. The pair have signed a letter of intent to study the development of a new three seat electric...
Wondering why car manufacturers are turning away from high strength steel and looking towards aluminium for body construction? Look no further than the massive reduction in lifecycle energy consump...
Just how significant are the emission savings from biofuels compared to petrol? The University of Virginia has revealed the answer for algae biofuels produced from hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). ...
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Available from £13,995 after Government grants with a headlining battery rental of £70 per month, the Renault Zoe certainly enters the market at a favour...
A vehicle’s dependability and fuel return are more important than how much it costs to buy, according to a recent study. A survey of 2,776 car buyers from 70 countries found that seven in ten woul...
The retail price of E85 fuel - that's 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol - has been dropping at such a rate over the last few months, that it is now price competitive with pure petrol. Tha...
The Sustainable MotoExpo, scheduled for the end of September, has been postponed by seven months after it emerged that one of the show’s major draws wouldn’t be appearing. The green motoring event...
The Lexus GS will become the car maker’s first car to be offered with a choice of two hybrid powertrains when the latest luxury saloon arrives in UK showrooms from January. The 2.5-litre petrol-e...
Is the BMW i3 the most eagerly anticipated electric car of the year? Quite possibly but our wait won’t last much longer with the German carmaker announcing that production has now begun at its Leip...
Nissan’s fully electric van – the e-NV200 – has completed a week long trial with the City of London Corporation. The zero emission LCV received glowing comments from drivers at City of London Corp...