Weekly Column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. As an automotive journalist, I’ve lost track of the launch events I’ve gone to, the test-drives I’ve taken part in, and the hours of teleconferences I’ve...
Buying a new car is never going to be cheap, but at least Volkswagen is offering free insurance on the smaller models in its range this summer; the up!, Polo and Beetle. That should help secure...
A £25 million investment in a new demonstration waste to fuel plant, will help the UK explore advance biofuels as a replacement for petrol and diesel. The £25 million of capital funding will be o...
Is it possible to have the best of both worlds? To combine the efficiency of a diesel compression ignition engine with the ultra-low nitrogen oxide and PM emissions of a blend of petrol? The Univ...
A new type of charging station will allow you to use your credit or debit card to pay-as-you-go for recharging of your electric car. Rolec EV, based in Lincolnshire is launching the new charging ...
The amount of renewable fuel used in the UK which meets official sustainability criteria is on the rise, with more than three quarters (77%) now achieving Renewable Transport Fuel Certification (RT...
One of the UK’s most environmentally friendly dealerships has opened for business, operating as a Fiat dealer. The new two acre TH White site in Hillmead, Swindon features a rain harvesting sys...
Vauxhall has received a slap on the wrists from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over an advertisement for its range-extended plug-in hybrid on its UK website. Following a complaint, t...
PSA Peugeot Citroen is hoping to take the performance of stop-start systems to new levels by examining a new high performance automotive battery. The French automotive giant has entered into an in...
Americans-they sure love their pick-ups, don’t they? The only trouble is they tend to be fuel hungry critters (the pick-ups, that is, not the Americans), so it can be hard to find an affordable way...