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Our Weekly Hypermiling Tip #5: Your route matters
The shortest or quickest route might be the best when you are trying to Hypermile. Hypermiling is all about driving smoothly, when you are stuck in traffic or having to stop start about town you are NOT driving smoothly. Taking a less uninterrupted and travelled...
Stanlow Fuel protest group ditches spokesman
The fuel protesters targeting Stanlow fuel refinery have dismissed their spokesman over a facebook disbute.The group has parted company with Ian Charlesworth after claims that he invited EDL and BNP groups to join the protests at the fuel refinery.In an interview with...
Insuring your hybird car
Over the past ten years or so hybrid cars have become increasingly popular. You may be aware that the first mass produced hybrid vehicle was the Toyota Prius which was initially launched in Japan in 1997. Three years later, in 2000, it was launched across the rest of...
London Expands its Electric Car Charging Points
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson is looking to boost electric car ownership in the city to over 100,000 vehicles making London the electric car capital of Europe. At present just over 17,000 pure electric and plug-in vehicles are registered in our fair capital (not...
Skoda’s Green line Fabia achieves an epic 127.8MPG
Skoda used to be a brand the British mocked for its unreliability and brick like aerodynamic qualities. Since its full absorption into the VAG group in 2000, Skoda has gone from strength to strength with unhindered access to the VW and related companies parts bin....
AA: Falling oil prices are not being passed on to motorists
A report by the "very nice men" at the AA has confirmed that UK motorists are still being ripped off at the pumps even as oil prices begin to slide.A ‘flash crash’ in the oil market in early May took at least $10 off the cost of a barrel and could potentially reduce...
Stanlow protesters remain defiant despite low turn out
Today's protest and go-slow at Stanlow fuel refinery was billed as the "mother of all fuel protests" (well by this site anyway). Estimates of up to 3000 people had been suggested causing traffic chaos on the roads.In reality the turn out has been much less than many...
Crude oil prices dropping, fuel price drops to follow?
Last week saw crude oil prices drop by a record $16 a barrel as fuel demand worries and a moves by investors set a downwards slide.This sharp drop has prompted Shell and BP to slash fuel prices New Zealand. Reuters is also reporting possible fuel price drops over in...
Police prevents protestors from blockading Stanlow fuel refinery
We have had confirmation that the Police at Stanlow fuel refinery have prevented protesters from blockading the facility.In effect they have blockaded the blockade.Until not the police presence has been simply to protect the protesters and traffic during the go...
Stanlow Fuel protest today! [UPDATE]
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 7 days, you will know that today is the Stanlow Fuel protest and go slow. Our sources at the event will be keeping us up to date with the day's proceedings, I'll keep the updates coming as frequently as I...