Category Archives: Green
Yokohama to Compete in the World’s Toughest Hill Climb
Today Yokohama announced that they are set to participate, once again, in the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The world’s toughest hill climb race is set to take place on 30th June in Colorado, U.S.A. Like last year, the … Continue reading
Ferrari: “No electric car”
Forty-eight hours after Fernando Alonso powered to victory in the F1 Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has stressed the Italian carmaker will never build cars outside of its core sports car and GT market. While recent growing … Continue reading
Aston hybrid makes history
Aston Martin accelerated into the history books when it completed the first lap of the Nürburgring VLN circuit in a hydrogen-powered car. Dr Ulrich Bez, the AM CEO, completed the lap during testing of the latest Aston race car, the Hybrid … Continue reading
July sale date for BMW i3
BMW is poised to open the order books for its new all-electric i3 ‘megacity’ car in July. It’s understood the entry-level i3 will cost in the region of £35,000, rising to £38,00 for the range extender version. Such a price … Continue reading
Bentley turns to solar power
We may be set for one of the coldest Easters on record, but Bentley Motors in Crewe is confident the sun is going to shine later this year: it’s just installed the UK’s largest roof-mounted solar panel system. Over 20,000 … Continue reading
VW reveals electric Up!
Volkswagen has shown its new e-Up!, ahead of its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Featuring innovative charging technology, the electric Up! has a range of up to 93 miles. VW also says its battery pack can … Continue reading
Renault disappointed by electric sales
Renault has admitted sales of its electric vehicles are disappointing. The news will come as no surprise to the majority of car owners who question the current viability of electric-powered cars “Overall sales are running well below expectations,” Renault sales … Continue reading
New report shows better tyres are quickest way to reduce fuel bills and carbon emissions
A new report released by the Technical University of Munich has demonstrated that environmentally friendly tyres are the fastest way to achieve a ‘Green Return’ – the point at which the upfront financial and environmental costs of green vehicle technologies … Continue reading
Smart EV to cost £15K: but when?
Smart dealerships across the UK are still waiting to see when they are to receive the electric version of the company’s two-seater city car. Order books have already opened in Germany, where the Smart fortwo electric drive — powered by … Continue reading
Roadtest: Peugeot iOn
Last week I did something I haven’t done for a while; I put a tenner’s worth of diesel into my Mercedes E270CDi. Normally, you see, I just automatically fill it up, hand over the debit card, punch in my four … Continue reading
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