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The UK Budget 2012, what it means for motorists UPDATE
Finance minister George Osborne will unveil Britain's annual budget this afternoon. The likely hood is that motorists will cop the sharp end of the stick with rises in fuel duty going head as planned. We'll keep you updated throughout the afternoon as things...
London Routemaster Hybrid enters service giving twice the MPG and half the emissions
The new Routemaster Hybrid which offers twice the MPG as it's diesel sibling, hit the dark and gritty streets of London for first time yesterday. The bus is currently serving route 38 for the lucky people traveling between Victoria and Hackney. The Hypermiling hybrid...
Fuel campaigners to meet government minister to over soaring fuel prices
Fuel Campaigners are to meet Treasury minister Chloe Smith today to demand action over fuel prices. Millions of motorists and businesses are being crippled over soaring fuel prices that are starting to peak at over £1.50 a litre in some filling stations across the...
Fuel prices hurting hauliers and customers say the RHA. Urging rethink over fuel duty rises to protect industry
Road Haulage Association's latest weekly fuel price survey has shown that hauliers pay on average 116.33 pence before VAT (139.60 after VAT.) for a litre of diesel fuel. The rocketing price of road diesel is a major concern to many hauliers who are finding it hard to...
Stanford University developing “charge as you go” technologies for EV’s
A research team from Stanford University has designed a highly efficient wireless charging system that uses magnetic fields to transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal of the research project is to develop the...
Honda set to unveil “Earth Dreams Technology” range at 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Honda set to unveil its latest green car invocations at this year's 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Its "Earth Dreams Technology" will focus on expanding its already hugely efficient hybrid range to encompass other ways of saving fuel and money for its customers while still...
Motorists panic buying fuel as Coryton Fuel Refinery closes
Motorists have been urged not to panic buy fuel as the news of the Coryton fuel refinery closure spreads. The refinery, which supplies over 20% of the fuel to London and the South East stopped supplies when its Swiss-owned parent company Petroplus went into...
Plug-in car grant (PICG) extended until 2015, now includes vans
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...
UK Petrol sales fall as motorists tighten their belts
2011 has witnessed a significant slump in petrol sales in the UK with the very nice men at the AA predicting further falls in to 2012.Petrol sales between January and September 2011 totalled 13.9 billion litres showing a fall of over over 6%. The economic downturn...
Woman takes Honda to small claims court over being “mislead” over MPG
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 car wouldn't...