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The problem with green cars is that they are usually one of two things (or, indeed, both). First, they aren’t actually that economical. Second, their other problem is that they look – well – a bit crap. Of course, it would be SEAT that breaks the mould. The Leon Ecomotive delivers a lot of style […]
Although the price of petrol has gone down, it’s still not exactly a cheap commodity (OPEC certainly sees to that). With that in mind, I thought I’d offer a very pared down, simple list of things you can do to be friendly on the planet, as well as your wallet. Buy a ‘green’ car No […]
Cenex, the UK’s Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies, is pleased to welcome a number of pilot local authorities to help drive public sector demand for the Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme (LCVPP). The Coventry Low Carbon Fleet Partnership, Glasgow City Council, Leeds City Council, Liverpool City Council, and the Newcastle […]
It’s just another fine and dandy day in the life of the motorist. In case you haven’t heard the news and ergo have no bloody idea what I’m talking about, let me fill you in. I’m referring to the idea that motorists who leave their engines running whilst stopped could be fined £20 under new […]
Liberty Electric Cars Ltd is investing £30 million in the re engineering of large luxury cars and 4 x 4’s into emission-free, high performance electric vehicles. The company is designing and manufacturing a unique electric drive-train platform to power a wide range of large vehicles, which also have the flexibility to incorporate emerging technologies. Annual […]
If you’re a regular commuter by a mode of transport other than car (or perhaps you have a chauffeur), you may have already read the article that tickled my funny-bone when on the way to work this morning. It was an absolute, and I mean absolute, classic. Whilst the government is spending all this hard […]
You couldn’t make the sort of stuff up that comes from a G8 meeting. Let me give you a (non-car related) example – just the other day Gordon Brown came out with the statement of ‘don’t waste food’ – for me that sounds like good advice. I don’t as a rule waste food (you may […]
Fuel rationing – if that phrase doesn’t send a shiver of terror down your spine then you either don’t drive or you’re a mad greenie. I would be firmly against any such proposal (I like my metal screaming fast or failing that screeching tyres, hair waving in the wind) and it sounds very big brother […]
If Jeremy Clarkson can accept (however begrudgingly) that climate change is a fact, I suppose that I can too. However, one thing I’ve never heard him have any sort of positive comments about is this whole idea of eco-towns. For the purpose of this article, a quick explanation of what exactly constitutes an eco-town is […]
In case you just can’t decide which fuel you want to use, perhaps the new Lotus Exige 270E Tri-Fuel is going to be your sort of thing. It has a top speed of 158mph and charges from zero to 60 in 3.9 seconds, yet manages to chuck out less of the black stuff than most […]