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Kingdown School’s 1,980 MPG car wins Mallory Park Mileage Marathon
The aerodynamic concept car built by students at Kingdown School won by the Mallory Park Mileage Marathon with an equivalent of 1,980 miles on a single gallon of fuel.More than 20 schools from the UK competed in this years event including a car piloted by an 11 year...
11 year old Student pilots 1,325 MPG Hypermiling concept car
The Cambridge Design Partnership has contributed to a specialist vehicle capable of travelling 1,325 miles on a single gallon of diesel while being piloted by an 11 year old UK Student. The concept car was put through its paces by the young driver in partnership with...
Hypermiling all the way to the bank
Hypermiling has never been easy.My wife moans that I drive too slow, turns on the AC when the sun makes even the most brief appearances and generally picks at my fuel saving efforts. What she doesn't see is the huge savings I make for our family, allowing us enjoy the...
One in five motorists abandon 4 wheels as running costs soar
A survey by the very nice men breakdown service Green Flag has revialed that soaring running costs have forced a whopping 14 percent of UK motorists to abandon their cars with a further 7 percent opting for for two wheels over four. Fuel and insurance prices have led...
Fairfuel UK keeping up pressure on Government over fuel prices
The campaign group FairFuel UK is continuing to put pressure on the UK Government over fuel prices. With the backing of motoring journalist Quentin Wilson the group last week rallied Westminster to help force oil companies to pass the falling oil price savings to...
Thinking about Life Insurance
Life Insurance Dying isn’t something any of us want to think about at length, but if you have a family that depends on you, you need to think about how they would cope financially in the event of your death. Life insurance is the best way to insure your family’s...
Volvo KERS System will improve MPG by 20 per cent
The men in white coats at Volvo have been working on a KERS system that they claim will improve MPG by 20 per cent. The KERS or Kinetic Energy Recovery System (as currently used by Formula 1 teams to aid overtaking) will not only provide a healthy boost in MPG, it...
Meet the Trident Iceni: The 70MPG biodiesel supercar
0 - 60MPH in less than 4 seconds, a top speed of over 200 MPH and a price tag of over £100,000, these days that's nothing special. When you consider it returns over 70MPG while supping on vegetable oil, its worth a second look. Powered by a modified V8 GM bio-fuel...
Ford continues it’s green streak with 1.0L “EcoBoost” engine
Ford is continuing its blue green streak by confirming the development of a 1.0-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine. According to the press release the boffins at Dunton Ford technical centre UK have been working on a number of improvements that improve thermal...
Stanlow direct action group confirms Chester “go slow” for June 11th
In a recent press release the Stanlow Direction Action group has confirmed that they have organised a traffic "go slow" for this Saturday 11th June . In a departure from recent fuel protests and events in Chester, this protest is aimed at causing disruption in...