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The future, according to Renault, is the electric car. The French firm are pinning their hopes on an electric vehicle along with a host of new models that will drag them out of the economic quagmire by 2011. Senior official Stephen Norman has made clear that whilst other projects may be on hold, the electric […]
To whit, I’m talking about the report that the SMMT has produced, showing that carbon emissions from new cars has fallen at its quickest ever rate. Here’s the lowdown from the SMMT (with my emphasis): CO2 emissions from new cars fell by their biggest ever margin in 2008 with the average model now emitting just […]
Sun Motors has launched a new campaign that to scrap old bangers on British roads. Other projects have already been rolled out across Europe in order to up car sales and save industry jobs. Governments have offered citizens the chance to purchase a new car and received up to 2,500 Euros in return for their […]
Test Drive an RX-8 or request a brochure Introduction There’s nothing quite like Mazda’s rotary engine coupe – that has a 1.3 litre engine under the bonnet that powers the car like a 2.5 litre. Though some argue that it unfortunately drinks more like a 3 litre! When the first models were available back in […]
I’ve been sent a bunch of emails over the last few months about other car sites so I thought I would add a few of them here just in case they are of interest to you too 🙂 Cartype is a website featuring emblems, car company histories, logos, reviews of typographical & graphical applications, design […]
After a while, we get into a certain mindset with our cars. This mindset is we don’t mind paying a certain amount based on the type of driving style that we have – and indeed what kind of car we drive. Let me remind you at this point that Top Gear showed very clearly that […]
Jaguar Land Rover is set to be the next winner in the government’s continuing efforts to hand out taxpayer money – though this time it is in the form of a grant. Land Rover has stated that the money will go toward producing a new car that will be the most efficient, smallest and lightest […]
It has emerged that Jensen Button was (rightly) concerned over his future following the loss of Honda from the Formula 1 world. However, the Brawn GP team has given Button a much needed reprieve and a return to the most hotly contested motorsport in the world. Button began four days of testing at the Barcelona […]
The national speed limit for single carriageway roads could soon be reduced in an attempt to save lives every year. The 60mph maximum as it currently stands would be reduced to 50mph on potentially 22,000 miles of road – and policed by a number of new average speed cameras. Ministers believe that the move would […]
What Is Ethanol? Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is a clear, colourless liquid – essentially non-drinkable alcohol. It has around 90% of the emissions of standard petrol fuel when burned and is now added to standard UK fuel as a matter of course, to a certain percentage. How is Ethanol Made? Ethanol is created by fermentation of […]