BMW and Ford fall short in Euro NCAP crash tests
BMW’s i3 electric car has become the brand’s first car to fail to secure all five stars in Euro NCAP’s crash tests since the scoring system was introduced in 2009. It was the same story for Ford ...
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Euro NCAP tests BMW i3 and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV safety
Tests of two of the latest electrified cars have yielded strong results; with the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV car achieving five stars while BMW’s new fully electric i3 scored a four stars. Whi...
Ford EcoBoost engine chalks up another award
Ford’s remarkable 1.0-litre EcoBoost petrol engine has been crowned winner of the SMMT Award for Automotive Innovation 2013, adding to the burgeoning haul of accolades the engine has accrued since ...
Nissan launches new CARE-EV package for LEAF owners
Nissan has launched a new customer care package for its growing network of UK electric car owners. The new CARE-EV package makes five pledges to buyers of the carmaker’s LEAF electric, to help impr...
Lotus receives £10m government grant
Niche sports car maker Lotus has secured a £10 million government grant which will see the Norfolk-based firm create more than 300 new jobs. The grant was awarded from the Regional Growth Fund and ...
New ‘cleaner’ petrol engines more harmful than old engines
New types of petrol engines produce on average around 1,000 times more harmful particulate emissions compared to traditional engine designs, according to new research. Scientists from the independ...
EU Parliament demands recharging points
If electric or hydrogen cars are ever going to take off as an alternative to petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles, then it was always going to take some serious backing from the powers-that-be to im...
Nissan reveals new electric car ownership plan
Japanese carmaker Nissan is both the global and UK leader for electric car sales: and now it is hoping to further its market domination with an innovative new ownership plan. Known as Nissan CARE-...
DHL retains Morrisons fuel delivery contract until 2018
Supermarket Morrisons has renewed its national fuel distribution operations with DHL Supply Chain until 2018. The contract extension will see DHL handle fuel deliveries to Morrisons’ 335 forecourt...
Tracker sleeps rough for homeless charity
Staff from Tracker will sleep rough for charity this Friday night (November 29). Eight senior managers from the stolen vehicle recovery company will join around 200 people for the Big Sleep Out, a...
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