Scottish university makes battery breakthrough
The University of St Andrews in Scotland appears to have made a significant breakthrough in the advancement of lithium-air batteries. As part of a report in the journal Nature Materials, a report ...
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Renault struggles to match market growth
French carmaker Renault has revealed its results for the third quarter of 2013: a period hampered by the situation in the Iranian market. The company has revealed total revenues of €7.998billion, ...
GM fuel cell car testing passes milestone
General Motors continues to thrust forward with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles: the company now having passed a milestone with its Equinox Fuel Cell (pictured) testing vehicle. The vehicle has now pa...
University car clubs aim to reduce carbon footprint and travel costs
Around-the-clock car clubs have been set up at two major universities in a bid to reduce their carbon footprints and travel costs. Staff at Oxford Brookes University and Imperial College London c...
Green lights for Birmingham and Leeds traffic improvements
Birmingham and Leeds city centres will benefit from more than £24m of government money to tackle congestion. Transport Minister Baroness Susan Kramer today announced that £8.3m will be spent on i...
CNG Mazda3 and hybrid debut set for Tokyo Motor Show
A Mazda3, which runs on compressed natural gas, will be shown off for the first time by the Japanese carmaker at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show in November. The Mazda3 SKYACTIV-CNG concept comes in re...
On land and on water: New Nissan Note proves its stuff
When carmakers launch new products they always want their new car to make a splash. Nissan is taking that aim very literally, in the launch of the new Note. To mark the start of sales of the new B...
Maxxia acquires CLM Fleet Management
Asset finance firm Maxxia has acquired CLM Fleet Management. The London-based company will now operate CLM’s independent vehicle management service and attempt to improve its fleet management and ...
Green Hero: Mitsubishi
Japanese carmakers have been firmly at the forefront of the green car revolution. Toyota has dominated the headlines with the success of its hybrid cars, and particularly the Prius family; Nissan h...
Kia ponders upmarket move
South Korean brand Kia is contemplating a move more upmarket in Europe. The carmaker, which is currently experiencing record sales in the UK thanks to the success of the Sportage and cee’d, is plan...
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