Volvo, in collaboration with Californian design company, Synthesis Design + Architecture (SDA) have revealed a stylish new solar canopy designed to recharge its new Volvo V60 plug-in hybrid car on ...
When Ford and Toyota announced in August 2011 that they would form a partnership to develop a rear-wheel drive hybrid system for both SUVs and light trucks, it appeared that two of the biggest name...
The Japanese are renowned for producing some unusual, futuristic technologies: and now one of its leading carmakers has got in on the act. Toyota is beginning trials of a new public pavement devic...
In the UK we’re well aware that a period of great weather will never last too long: but as the heatwave dies down, few of us are truly prepared for the often extreme weather that follows. With som...
If hydrogen is ever to emerge as a serious alternative to petrol and diesel as a fuel for our cars, then it's vital that its costs are kept to a minimum: and now ITM Power believes it has made a br...
China is already the world’s largest automotive market, but it is yet to produce a dominant carmaker of its own with most of its home-grown vehicles limited to domestic sales. Now however, that m...
It’s not just the royal baby that has drawn flocks of people and press to London this week, thousands of Aston Martin owners and enthusiasts have also made the trip to Kensington Gardens to witnes...
Europe is launching a research project worth £8.4million that is aiming to boost the life and energy density of lithium-ion batteries. Known as the Batteries 2020 project, it comes with three para...
Fans of hot hatches have probably always dreamed of getting behind the wheel of a Formula One car: and now the new Megane Renaultsport is aiming to offer them the next best thing. The French carma...
The Chevrolet Spark EV (pictured) has been hyped for around 12 months: but now a production version has finally been unveiled to the media ahead of its official release. Featuring a 105kW electric...