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EVs to get a big boost with £43m plug-in vehicle funding
Electric car (EV) ownership is set continue its upward trend as the Government confirmed that UK will receive £43m in cash for plug- and EV vehicle funding. The funding will see a flurry of charge points installed into homes, hospitals, train stations and A-roads. Of...
London gives the 98MPG Metrocab the thumbs up
The 98MPG Metrocab has become the first zero-emission capable taxi to be licensed by Transport for London. The British designed, engineered and built Metro cab will operate on a trial basis as a London Hackney Carriage. The first few Metrocabs are already in operation...
Our top five tips on keeping your DPF clean
In today's world of ever tightening emissions regulations, diesel particulate filters (DPFs) have become common place to help keep those dirty diesels rolling off the production line. Without them, many diesel engines would have been retired in the light of Euro 5...
Health Effects Institute report: Clean diesel technology does not increase lung cancer risk
A report published by the Health Effects Institute has revealed that new clean diesel technology does not increase the chance of lung cancer. The report, funded jointly by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was based on a study by the institute on "lifetime...
RAC survey reveals that company car drivers are more likely to be hypermiling
A survey conducted by the RAC has found that 40 percent of company car drivers actively changed their driving behaviour to improve their fuel efficiency, compared to just 27% of the general public. Whats more interesting is that 66 percent of company car drivers...
One every 20 seconds, UK car production at seven-year high
Newly released figures from the SMMT have revealed that UK Car manufacturers produced more than 1.5 million vehicles in 2014, the highest figure since way back in 2007. Battling at the frontline, Nissan's factory in Sunderland built the most cars in 2014 with 500,238...
London councils get tough on diesel parking charges
London's Islington council has approved plans to levy an annual surcharge of £96 ( or £1.85 a week) for diesel vehicle parking permits in the borough. The charges will come into effect from April 2015 in what the borough claim will “help improve air quality in the...
UK Government set to get tough on unfair rural fuel prices
The UK government is set to get tough on what it call the "dark art" of fuel pricing in rural areas across the county. The Tory MP Mark Garnier (Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest) said that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) should be given the power to...
Nissan Leaf doubles UK sales in 2014, continues to lead the pack
The triumphant Nissan Leaf had a bumper year in 2014 with sales doubling over 2013. Figures released by Nissan have revealed that an impressive 4,051 Leaf's were sold in 2014 compared to just 1,812 units in 2013. Even though the figures are tiny in comparison to the...
BBC Watchdog goes Hypermiling with Matt Allwright
Hypermiling has once again gone "mainstream" bringing Hypermiling to the masses. This time BBC's own Watchdog takes to the road with their take on fuel efficient driving. This rather tongue in cheek challenge pits wanna be Hypermiler Matt Allwright against one tank of...