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Ford’s Eco Van tops MPG Marathon, proves vans have come a long way
"Eco" and "Van" are two words that many people don't associate with each other. When thinking about vans or LCV (light commercial vehicles) my thoughts turn to a time of rusty Ford Transits with smoke bellowing from the exhaust pipe and rolled up copy of the Sun...
The Ford Fiesta ECOnetic wins the 2013 Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon
The fuel sipping Ford Fiesta ECOnetic has been declared the winner of this years prestigious ALD Automotive/Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon. Ford's flag ship super mini took the podium "out-hypermiling" 23 other cars in the event. The Fiesta was piloted by a team from...
Fuel supplies at risk in Scotland as Grangemouth Oil Refinery crisis deepens
The troubled Grangemouth oil refinery is to be closed for at least a week following complaints by the plant's owner that the planned strike action has caused financial damage.The 48-hour "strike" by workers was called off by the Unite union following a breakdown...
UK Government “promises” to freeze fuel duty until May 2015
In what many have seen as a "populist" move, the UK chancellor George Osbourne has promised to freeze fuel duty until May 2015. The move, announced today at the Tory conference in Manchester wasn't without its caveats, Mr Osbourne went on to say that the cuts would...
The future of the electric motorbike
Today’s designers of electric bikes are taking the best features of the conventional motorbike and combining them with advanced technology.The results mean that even the most traditional of bikers take a second look at electric motorcycles. And they’re finding the...
The BMW i8. Official Launch Video & Frankfurt motorshow debut
We covered the new BMW i8 in details a little while ago but now the revolutionary BMW i8 has seen the light of day at this year's prestigious Frankfurt Motor Show. Rather than bore you with the same details and spec, we've compiled a vast selection of images of BMW's...
Our Hypermiling forum gets an all new look!
We are very pleased to announce that our new look forum has now gone live and is ready to serve the hypermiling community. The all new look is a massive improvement over the standard PHPBB3 forum template that it replaces and will make it much easier to access on...
Chevrolet Volt review – pricey but delivers the goods
The Chevrolet Volt Plug in Hybrid is not the cheapest car to buy, but you don’t have to do many miles a year to begin to appreciate the savings you can make. Hybrid cars are relatively new on the road, but Chevrolet have got it right in this model, which is attractive...
October sees the return of the 2013 MPG Marathon
Wednesday 9th October will see the return of the ADL Automotive / Shell Fuel save MPG Marathon. Hosted at the impressive Tankersley Manor in Shefield, the event will take place over two days. The event is billed as a live "demonstration" of how fuel saving...