by Karl Dyson | Apr 26, 2011 | Fuel Prices
It is no secret that fuel prices are spiralling out of control thanks to a decline in oil supplies, greed and taxes. At the same time, the basic cost of car insurance has also risen by 40% according to the AA. The root cause of this is believed to be the increased...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 19, 2011 | Green Car News
The Canadian Université Laval have won the Shell Eco-Marathon for a third year in a with an amazing 2,564.8 mpg. Not only did the Alerion Supermileage spank the second-place finishers by 766.1 mpg, its car topped last year’s performance by 77 mpg. This amazing...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 18, 2011 | Hypermiling News
A study by the University of Aachen and the European Aluminium Association has concluded that using aluminum in some car parts (as above) could safely reduce vehicle body weight by up to 40 percent, resulting in approximately a 10 percent reduction in overall fuel...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 15, 2011 | Weekly Hypermiling Tips
We all know that time is money. Like many of our readers, I am short of both. Many think that making up time by driving faster is a sure fire way of squeezing more into your day, unfortunately this is often a false economy. The faster you travel, drag and resistance...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 5, 2011 | EV Electric Cars
A report released by WWF-UK claims that the UK will need at least 1.7 million plug-in vehicles on its roads by 2020 and 6.4 million by 2030 to achieve its climate change goals. This represents six percent of all of the UK’s registered vehicles in 2020 and nearly...
