Toyota begins Winglet mobility trials
The Japanese are renowned for producing some unusual, futuristic technologies: and now one of its leading carmakers has got in on the act. Toyota is beginning trials of a new public pavement devic...
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Greater Manchester launches new electric car charging station network
Greater Manchester’s electric vehicle charging scheme will officially open on Sunday (July 28, 2013) and will initially enable electric car owners to ‘refuel’ their cars for free. More than 250...
Ford becomes first carmaker to report on emissions in India
India has the worst air pollution problem in the entire world, and one of the key sources of its problem is the growing number of vehicles on its roads. That’s why it is heart-warming to see tha...
Croydon Council slashes car use by joining car club
Croydon Council in South London has slashed its motoring costs and cut employee car use in half, simply by signing up to car club, Zipcar. As part of the council’s plans to develop a more cost-eff...
Renault-Nissan hits 100,000 electric vehicle sales
Say what you like about electric cars but the proof of their real-world usability is in driving them, and after 841 million kilometres (522 million miles), the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s have proven...
£28 billion on a wrong-headed policy? Transport at a high price
Tuesday 23 July, 2013. The Green Piece Column. You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs and it seems-you can’t increase transport capacity without tearing up a bit of our best-loved ...
ITM Power makes hydrogen fuel cost breakthrough
If hydrogen is ever to emerge as a serious alternative to petrol and diesel as a fuel for our cars, then it's vital that its costs are kept to a minimum: and now ITM Power believes it has made a br...
Did Germany pressure other countries to delay 95g/km CO2 car law?
Germany appears to be in trouble again with environmentalists, as accusations emerge that the country’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel used ‘nasty pressure’ to try and halt new green car regulations. ...
Charge and shine: how solar panel owners could benefit from EVs
Calling all solar panel owners-want to know how you can cut years off your payback time and cut your motoring costs at the same time? According to one charging infrastructure installer, starting wi...
BMW names price for first electric car
BMW has set a date for the grand unveiling of the production model i3-its first fully electric car. We only have to wait until next Monday (July 29) before we see the first electric car to laun...
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