by Karl Dyson | Dec 30, 2010 | Green Car News
The government has announced the cars that will be eligible for the electric car grant set to begin from January 1, 2011. Potential buyers will be entitled to up to 25% off the price of any qualifying car with emissions below 75g/km, which can mean up to £5,000 off...
by Karl Dyson | Nov 22, 2010 | Green Car News
As far as we know, the first production Chevrolet Volt models are still awaiting their official EPA stickers. Nissan, though, has received the details on what the government agency has rated its all-electric Leaf at, and it looks good: a combined rating of 99 miles...
by Karl Dyson | Oct 4, 2010 | Green Car News
A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion driven by journalist Gavin Conway writing for The Sunday Times has set a new Guinness World Record for the distance travelled by a production passenger car on a single tank of fuel.In setting the record the Passat BlueMotion travelled a...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 6, 2010 | Green Car News
On Saturday, October 11, Craig Henderson smashed his old World book record (103.7MPG) and set a new world record in fuel economy (113.1MPG) when he drove his lightweight and aerodynamic automobile – the Avion -from the Canadian border to the Oregon border.This...
by Karl Dyson | May 10, 2009 | Green Car News
Sales of eco-friendly cars soared to more than half of all new purchases so far this year. But overall sales fell again in April for the 11th consecutive month. It was the worst performance for the month since 1991. A total of 133,475 vehicles were registered in April...
