Tata introduces next-generation petrol engines
Indian carmaker Tata Motors - the name behind Jaguar Land Rover - has made another innovation in its efforts to boost fuel economy with the introduction of a next-generation series of petrol engine...
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Chevrolet Volts joins Enterprise rental fleet
Enterprise Rent-a-Car is to become one of the first UK rental companies to offer the range-extended electric Chevrolet Volt on its rental fleet. While we're preparing for the withdrawal of the Che...
Technology on trial: why Toyota and Tesla are at loggerheads
January 21, 2014. The Green Piece Column. Is today a golden age of innovation or an age of trial and error, tests and tribulation for the car industry? That is the question we pause to ask ourselve...
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV collects 12,000 orders in first 3 months
Mitsubishi’s Outlander plug-in hybrid has already collected over 12,000 orders in Europe, despite only as yet being available only in a limited number of countries and being on sale for just over t...
Carmakers told plan for the ‘car-less cities’ of the future
Carmakers need to prepare for a future where more and more cities around the world ban cars from their streets, according to smart mobility experts at consultancy firm Magma Innovations. Finding...
Toyota introduces hybrid Noah and Voxy
Japanese carmaker Toyota has been leading the way for hybrid cars ever since introducing the Prius back in 1997: and now it is set to further its reputation with the launch of two completely redesi...
Skoda Octavia GreenLine cuts CO2 emissions to new low
Skoda has added a new low CO2 model of its Octavia hatch model called the Octavia GreenLine, with an official CO2 figure of just 85g/km. Powered by a 1.6 litre TDI CR 110PS engine, the new model ...
Nissan hits 100,000 electric LEAF sales
Global sales of Nissan’s all-electric LEAF have reached 100,000; with the milestone car produced in the UK and heading to a British buyer. Launched in 2010, this C-segment hatchback was one of th...
Generation Y favours green cars but is cost-sensitive
Young Americans are worried about the their ability to afford cars, but if blessed with the means to buy a new car, they would choose a green car model; that’s the findings of a new study by Deloit...
Hamburg plans to banish cars by 2035
Germany may be one of the true global powerhouses of automotive excellence and innovation, but its second largest city, Hamburg may be about to turn its back on its historic associations, by bannin...
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