UK study to consider autonomous road trains
The UK government is to explore vehicle platooning (or road trains as they are also known), as a step towards more autonomous driving. The Department for Transport (DfT) has commissioned Ricardo Pl...
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London Congestion Charge to rise by 15%
London’s Congestion Charge could rise for the first time since 2011 by at least 15 per cent, as Transport for London opens a new consultation on the planned increase. Currently the daily charge t...
Plug-in car sales boom on back of recovering car market
Registrations of plug-in cars and hybrid vehicles rose by more than a fifth in 2013 (20.5 per cent), as the overall market for new cars in the UK soared to their highest levels since pre-recession ...
What to expect in 2014. The Green Piece
Tuesday 7 January, 2014. The Green Piece Column. Some three years after the first mainstream, mass production electric vehicles arrived in the UK, 2014 should feel like the alternative fuel vehic...
M1 motorway speeds face cut to 60mph to improve air quality
Drivers on the M1 motorway could soon be limited to speeds of just 60mph, in a bid to reduce congestion and emissions. The Highways Agency has announced it is opening a consultation into a propos...
BMW introduces technology to link up with public transport
You might think that the last thing a carmaker would want to encourage us to do is to seek out alternatives to driving our cars: however, BMW is actively encouraging its drivers to factor public tr...
Malaysian colleges to deliver specialist training in electric vehicles
The UK-based Institute of Motor Industry (IMI) is to provide training support to community colleges across Malaysia—after it signed an agreement with the country’s Ministry of Education—to help stu...
Nissan reveals new London black cab
Nissan’s new take on the London black cab has been revealed, with the promise of an electric version to be launched by 2015. The new Taxi for London is based on Nissan’s successful NV200 platform...
Citroen goes pink with new special edition DS3
Citroen’s popular DS3 supermini is getting a new splash of colour for the New Year, with a new pink edition. One of the lowest emission cars in Citroen’s range, the DS3 has been a big hit in the co...
Peridot could be new key to hydrogen production
Scientist have found a new way to produce hydrogen fuel for use in fuel cell vehicles; using rocks to split the hydrogen from water molecules. This simple method could provide a copious supply of...
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