We knew it would be an issue sooner or later, but in the Silicon Valley where electric car uptake is far advanced, the thorny issue of charging etiquette is already rearing its ugly head. Accordin...
It appears that it is the end of the road for one of Renault's flagship electric cars: as production of the Fluence ZE (pictured) is halted, according to foreign media sources. Reports suggest tha...
How much of an impact could a mid-level biofuel blend have on the efficiency of the vehicles we drive? According to researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the improvements could be significa...
The term ‘green car’ makes many think of compact hatchbacks, emitting nothing more harmful than a gentle sneeze of CO2 every kilometre or two. The arrival of Tesla’s Model S and Porsche’s plug-in ...
A friend once told me that as long as a car had a plug on it, they were happy. It didn’t matter if the car could travel 20 miles per charge or 200, the most important part was that it plugged in. ...
Direct-injection petrol engines should be fitted with particulate filters to combat their higher particulate emission levels, says environmental lobby group, Transport & Environment (T&E). Recent...
The BBC's relationship with electric cars and its reporting on them have been under scrutiny before, but perhaps no more so than when journalist Brian Milligan took a Mini E electric car from Londo...
With carmakers including Toyota, Volvo and Ford all exploring autonomous driving, we know that a future where cars can drive themselves is very much on the cards. But according to new research fr...
Mazda’s new efficient Skyactiv technology is helping the brand grow its fleet market share, with sales increasing 84 per cent in the first nine months of the 2013/14 financial year (April and Decem...
Just yesterday we gave you details of a new range extended taxi cab for London (see 'New range extended taxi cab could save cabbies up to £40 a day'): and now the Mayor of London has issued a deadl...