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EU approves fuel duty discount for remote islands
A proposal by the UK government for a fuel duty discount for remote island communities has been approved by the European Commission. The proposal covers the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, the islands in the Clyde and the Isles of Scilly....
Supermarkets launch a new wave of “fuel price wars”
Supermarkets are prompting luring customers to spend more in-store and receive coupons that can be reclaimed when they fill up at the pumps.Shoppers at Sainsbury's are being offered a record 10p off every litre of fuel when they spend £60 or more in store or via their...
Gordon Murray’s T.27 steals the show at the RAC Future Car Challenge with an epic 350MPGe
Gordon Murray Design's imaginatively named "T.27" electric city car has proven its eco credentials once again after an overall win at weekend's RAC Future Car Challenge. The 2 seater EV travelled "Hypermiled" 2 up for the full 57.13 miles from Brighton to London using...
Volkswagen XL1 confirmed for 2013 production with 313 MPG in tow
Volkswagen Group's CEO Martin Winterkorn has confirmed that the two seater XL1 plug-in hybrid would hit the streets in low numbers in less than two years’ time.The VW XL1 was unveiled to the world earlier this year at the Qatar Motor show.Powered by a 27 horsepower...
VW Up! shows off some Epic car sharing
We all know that car sharing is a great way to cut journeys and save money by how far can you take it? Step in VW and its micro four seater the "Up!". VW managed to cram 16 flexible citizens into the pint sized car with no reported injuries. With two in the boot, one...
Honda Fit EV to debut at Los Angeles Auto Show
The Japanese automaker Honda is set to launch two new models at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show in the form of the 2012 CR-V and the 2013 model year Fit EV. Both promising new exterior and interior styling, improved fuel economy and zero emissions for the Fit EV....
Future Car Challenge, the green way from London to Brighton.
For the second year running the RAC will be holding the Future Car Challenge. Unlike the name would suggest the goal of the event is to travel from London to Brighton using as little energy as possible.Taking place on November 5th, the event is open to all makes and...
Smart fortwo secures overall best MPG at Mileage Marathon with 99.24 MPG
For the second year in a row Mick Linford and co-driver Ella Flynn secured the "Overall Best MPG" at the imaginatively named ALD Automotive Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon 2011.Using his honed Hypermiling Techniques Mick managed to whip his Smart fortwo in to returning an...
Number 10 considering increasing motorway speed limit to 80MPH
Headed by the transport secretary the government plans to raise the speed limit to 80mph from 70mph by 2013. According to the misguided politician Philip Hammond "Increasing the motorway speed limit to 80mph would generate economic benefits of hundreds of millions of...
Hypermiling Moses shows us the “10 Commandments of hypermiling”
As a hypermiler, I get a lot of stick from my so called friends. Well I say friends... since they all abandoned me for scrutinising their driving - all I have is this basket ball with a face painted on it. So generally its best not to take yourself, or your fuel...