by Karl Dyson | May 2, 2011 | Hypermiling News
The Electric Car grant was “quietly” introduced in January this year, giving motorists taking the green option up to £5000 towards their new car purchase.Norman Baker, the junior transport minister has confirmed that only 534 vehicles were registered under...
by Karl Dyson | Apr 30, 2011 | Fuel Protests
More than 1,000 vehicles could be involved in the next round of protests at Stanlow Fuel refinery as support for the event swells to levels not seen before.In addition to the protest at Stanlow, a huge ‘go-slow’ protest is planned to try and bring motorway traffic to...
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...
