Zipcar launches new one-way club service
Zipcar is to take on the rising might of Car2Go in a new battle of the car clubs, with the launch of a new ‘one way’ point-to-point service using models of the Honda Fit (known as the Jazz over her...
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‘White van man’ safer than car drivers, claims research
More than half of motorists believe the much-aligned ‘white van man’ is more careless than other road users. However, car drivers are more likely to be in a collision than their van driving count...
Continental honoured for dandelion tyres
Continental Tyres and partner, the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME) have been honoured with an prestigious award for their development of rubber produced from da...
Audi announces most powerful R8 yet
In celebration of recent successes at Le Mans, Audi has announced the arrival of the most powerful road-going R8 yet: the R8 LMX. The R8 has been with us for eight years now, and while the original...
Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid achieves top safety award
Mitsubishi must be feeling jubilant today after revealing that its new Outlander plug-in hybrid has achieved a five star award from the Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) – the Japanese equiv...
Hydrogen fleet passes three million miles of real-world driving
A fleet of fuel cell vehicles has just passed the landmark of three million miles of hydrogen-powered real-world driving, thanks to GM. The car giant’s fleet of 119 test vehicles, which make up i...
Mercedes goes hybrid for Formula One
Formula One is changing and for the Mercedes-Benz team it starts with a switch from the word ‘engine’ to ‘power unit’ in describing the drivetrain of its PU106A Hybrid. That’s because its new rac...
VW Golf GTD’s fast and frugal balancing act has to be applauded
For too long, motorists have been forced to choose between going fast and fuel efficiency. A 1.6L diesel will ensure trips to the fuel pump will be far less frequent but you're guaranteed barrels m...
Miles till empty: why you need to acquaint yourself with your car’s — and your own limitations
Do you take risks in your electric car? By that, I mean do you take risks when it comes to how far you’re happy driving before you run out of power? In three weeks’ time, I’ll be sitting in my Ni...
Fleet firm offers trial lease of electric cars
A new initiative designed to help fleets make the switch to electric vehicles is being launched by Leaseplan. The new ‘Take a Leaf out of our book’ scheme will allow customers to lease a Nissan L...
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