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Will my car fail its MOT if I have the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) removed or gutted
Surprisingly, DPF related googling now accounts for the vast majority of the traffic to Hypermiler. Therefore we are always looking to expand our library of DPF information for all our knowledge thirsty visitors. One of the hottest topics of late is the effect...
Volkswagen caught cooking the books with its “Clean Diesel” cars in the US
The US Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation of Volkswagen after they were caught cheating emissions regulators. It seems that VW's so called "Clean Diesel" engines enabled pollution controls only during testing, leaving them to spew up to 40 times...
Budget 2015: Vehicle Excise Duty (Road Tax) reform for new cars
In yesterday's 2015 budget the UK Chancellor announced sweeping reforms to Vehicle Excise Duty (Road Tax). The reforms will introduce a new banding system which will "pave" the way to additional funding to fix the UK's crumbling road network. For cars registered after...
New Flyer Excelsior & Novabus LFSE: Will These Innovative Vehicles Change The Face Of Public Transport?
Electric vehicles are looking set to be an incredibly useful tool with which to combat greenhouse gas emissions, rising fuel prices and climate change, however they suffer from an image problem that has stemmed from poor battery capacities, a perceived lack of power,...
Audi turns water and carbon dioxide into the “e-diesel” fuel of the future
Turning water and c02 into fuel for cars might seem like something more akin to historical feats of religious spectacle but the boffins at Audi may have just done just that. Audi have recently produced their first batch of what it calls e-diesel. This magical fuel is...
SMMT: March UK car sales hit 21st century high
The UK car industry has continued its record growth with figures released by the SMMT showing that March 2015 proved to be the best month since 2009, hitting 21st century highs. Figures show that a whopping 492,774 cars were registered last month, making March the...
Will Dyson’s new battery revolutionise the way we use our gadgets?
It’s all coming up roses for technology entrepreneur Sir James Dyson. The inventor of the bag-less vacuum cleaner has recently put forward a £12 million funding grant to open a new engineering school. Imperial College London is set to open the Dyson School of Design...
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...