by Karl Dyson | Jul 27, 2011 | Green Car News
Despite generous grants by the UK Government, sales of electric cars (EVs) have stalled. Figures released by the Department for Transport show that only 215 electric vehicle (EV) grants were issued in the last three months, fewer than half the 465 issued in the...
by Karl Dyson | Jun 8, 2011 | Green Car News
The men in white coats at Volvo have been working on a KERS system that they claim will improve MPG by 20 per cent. The KERS or Kinetic Energy Recovery System (as currently used by Formula 1 teams to aid overtaking) will not only provide a healthy boost in MPG, it...
by Karl Dyson | Jun 6, 2011 | Green Car News
0 – 60MPH in less than 4 seconds, a top speed of over 200 MPH and a price tag of over £100,000, these days that’s nothing special. When you consider it returns over 70MPG while supping on vegetable oil, its worth a second look. Powered by a modified V8 GM...
by Karl Dyson | May 31, 2011 | Green Car News
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is looking to boost electric car ownership in the city to over 100,000 vehicles making London the electric car capital of Europe. At present just over 17,000 pure electric and plug-in vehicles are registered in our fair capital (not...
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 | Mar 17, 2011 | Green Car News
If you have been into any new car show room lately you will find that the fuel economy statistics feature very heavily on the promotional stickers and paperwork that supplement your new vehicle.This practice of giving clear information regarding fuel consumption has...
