Kia Soul EV arrives in the UK
Kia’s new electric Soul has gone on sale in the UK, priced from £24,995 after a government grant of £5,000. That places it £3,445 above the price of the range-topping model of the existing combus...
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Could BMW be phasing out the combustion engine?
BMW could be planning to phase out the combustion engine over the next ten years according to one well-known fund manager. Speaking to CNBC, Ron Baron of Baron Capital says he imagines a future w...
Ford dealerships to go green with wind and solar
Ford is greening up some of its dealerships in the US, installing wind and solar systems to generate clean electricity to keep the lights on and power electric car charging points. Now with a ran...
Daimler shamed for fuel economy faking
Cars made by Daimler have the biggest gap between their official fuel economy figure and real-road results, according to environmental NGO, Transport & Environment (T&E). According to T&E’s analys...
BMW develops street lights that charge your car
BMW has developed street lights that double up as electric car chargers according to the news agency, Reuters. The German carmaker is to run a pilot project in Munich next year, using existing st...
New £1 billion centre opens to develop cleaner cars
A new £1 billion centre to research the development of new, cleaner cars has been opened this week by the Business Secretary, Vince Cable. Opening the new Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) at the U...
Electric car travels over 400 miles on a single charge
Travelling 736km (457 miles) on a single charge is something that sounds far out of the range of even a Tesla Model S - but that's exactly what one firm has achieved with its converted-to-electric-...
Hyundai and Kia accept record fines for exaggerated fuel economy claims
Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay a total fine of $100m in the US for overstating the fuel economy of their cars. The record settlement is accompanied by the forfeit of 2.7 million greenhouse gas...
Student-built electric car sets new acceleration record
A new world record for the fastest accelerating car has been set in Switzerland – by an electric race car developed and built by students. The ‘grimsel’ car, developed by students at ETH Zurich a...
Call for more support for car clubs as part of UK sharing economy
Car rental and other forms of ‘pay-as-you-go' road transport will need further government support if they are to deliver their full potential – that will be one of the key messages that the British...
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