Berlin announced as Formula E electric car race host
Berlin has been named as the latest city to host the new FIA Formula E championship when the series commences in 2014. One of ten global cities confirmed to welcome the new electric car racing ...
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Goodwood charges up with the Nissan LEAF
As the Goodwood Festival of Speed continues this weekend, electric car owners will be cheered to hear that three rapid charger have been donated to the West Sussex estate. Donated to the Estate b...
BMW reveals more details of i3 electric car
As we inch ever closer to the launch of the BMW i3 electric car (pictured), the German carmaker has revealed more details about the vehicle. In addition to the vehicle's LifeDrive structure, the l...
Government’s Plug-in Car Grants sell 4,500 electric cars
More than 4,500 electric vehicle sales have been supported by the Government’s Plug-in Car Grants (PiCG), since the scheme was first introduced in 2011. As of June 30, 2013, 4,553 claims have b...
Alien spacecraft spotted in London-OK it’s just Volkswagen’s futuristic XL1
A car that achieves three hundred miles to the gallon-it sounds like a work of science fiction-but Volkswagen’s XL1 plug-in hybrid is very much a reality-and this week Londoners got a chance to see...
Renault knows EV sales will take time to grow
Renault realises that it will have to be patient in establishing its electric cars in the market, in the same way Toyota was over the introduction of hybrids. "You only have to look at sales of t...
European Commission launches hydrogen fuel cell research
The fight to make hydrogen fuel cell vehicles a legitimate alternative to petrol-diesel cars is not yet over: with Europe continuing its push for the technology. The European Commission has now an...
LowCVP conference to explore beyond the tailpipe
While we’re on the subject of air pollution, you might be interested to hear that tomorrow, the LowCVP will hold its 10th annual conference in London, under the title of ‘Beyond the Tailpipe’. Ex...
Air pollution threat for heart failure patients
Air pollution, caused by traffic, is proving harmful to people with heart failure and could even kill them, a new study from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) reveals. While air pollution was al...
Ford improves Transit Connect economy by a third
The fixation on fuel economy is not just affecting cars, but also vans too, as commercial vehicle drivers demand ever more from their work horses. And in response, Ford is launching its new Tra...
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