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NASCAR working to make racers “greener” with help from the EPA
Lets face it, Nascar is never going to be a green form of Motorsport. Having a fleet of silent EV's parade round a track at breakneck underwhelming speed just isn't going to popular with the 75 million whooping American Nascar fans. With that aside, Nascar has...
BMW stylishly move into electric vehicles
The UK automotive world has changed considerably due to the awareness of global warming and oil prices impacting on fuel prices. More change is needed though. Electric cars are still in the shadow of the super diesels – but you just need the right manufacturer to kick...
Shell Eco-marathon winner achieves an epic 8,002mpg
The Shell Eco-marathon is a yearly competition that's held annually in Europe, America and Asia. They compete to design, build ultra energy-efficient vehicles to achieve the greatest distance on just 1 kWh or 1 litre of fuel Previous winners of the Shell...
Young drivers spending 18% of salary on car insurance
A report has shown that the UK's young drivers are spending in excess of 18% of their salary on car insurance. Obviously young drivers are a greater risk to insurers, with young men bearing the brunt of the insurance premiums. On average an "average Joe" who is aged...
Zipcar to offer 235.4mpg Vauxhall Ampera to London’s car sharing scheme
Zipcar has announced a pilot partnership with car Vauxhall, that will see the Ampera join its fleet of self-service, pay as you go vehicles for the next six months. Zipcar is a car sharing service that motorists "borrow" a car for short period of time. The pay as you...
EV West offers its 420BHP EV E36 M3 to “The Peak”
Not many people know this, but before the green bug bit, I was a bit of a performance car nut. Numerous quick cars came and went over the years including MR2 Turbo's, 3 Ford Capri's and an XR2-Turbo. Now I'm rocking a 1.6 Volvo estate from Sweedens heart lands, so its...
Engineering students on quest for a 3,300 mpg vehicle to compete in 2012 SAE Supermileage Challenge
The SAE International Supermileage Challenge is an annual event held for North American and Canadian engineering and technology students which has them competing to create the most fuel-efficient single-person vehicle. Students from the University of Michigan are...
Meet the Porshe 918 Spyder Hybrid Prototype: 199MPH and 78MPG!
First a Porsche pop out a diesel variant of its "marmite" Panamera capable of returning a combined 43.5 mpg and now this! Behold the Porshe 918 Spyder Hybrid Prototype, on paper its a mighty impressive and exclusive super car. With a top speed of 199mph and packing a...
Are green cars bad news for the Treasury motoring revenue?
According to research by the Institute for Fiscal studies, Green motoring could hurt the Treasury motoring revenue to the tune of £13bn as fuel and road duty dries up. The report, commissioned by the RAC Foundation estimates that the proceeds of fuel duty will drop...