by Karl Dyson | Jan 18, 2012 | Green Car News
The Government announced yesterday that the UK Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) has been extended until 2015. The PiCG or UK Electric car grant is worth up to £5,000 toward the cost of eligible cars. The grant has been under review for some time amid fears from manufacturers...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 4, 2012 | Green Car News
A US woman, Heather Peters who “expected” her hybrid Honda Civic to achieve the 50MPG stated by the manufacturer is taking the Japanese Auto Firm to small claims court. The Los Angeles driver who is an ex layer and state worker argued that Honda knew her...
by Karl Dyson | Dec 29, 2011 | Green Car News
Toyota Motor Corp has officially opened the order books for its Aqua Hybrid in Japan. Toyota is currently the leading hybrid-vehicle manufacturer and is looking to build upon the success of the Prius with a smaller, more efficient variant of the celebrity endorsed...
by Karl Dyson | Dec 2, 2011 | Green Car News
BMW Group and Toyota Motor Corporation have announced today that the two car giants will enter a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly automotive technologies.Under the agreement they will partake in collaborative research in the...
by Karl Dyson | Nov 5, 2011 | Green Car News
Volkswagen Group’s CEO Martin Winterkorn has confirmed that the two seater XL1 plug-in hybrid would hit the streets in low numbers in less than two years’ time.The VW XL1 was unveiled to the world earlier this year at the Qatar Motor show.Powered by a...
by Karl Dyson | Oct 26, 2011 | Green Car News
We all know that car sharing is a great way to cut journeys and save money by how far can you take it? Step in VW and its micro four seater the “Up!”. VW managed to cram 16 flexible citizens into the pint sized car with no reported injuries. With two in...
