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6.4 million “plug-in’s” needed to meet UK climate change goals
A report released by WWF-UK claims that the UK will need at least 1.7 million plug-in vehicles on its roads by 2020 and 6.4 million by 2030 to achieve its climate change goals. This represents six percent of all of the UK's registered vehicles in 2020 and nearly 18...
Tesla sues Top Gear UK
Fans of the BBC's hit motoring show Top Gear will remember Top Gears review of Tesla's flagship EV, the Tesla Roadster. The feature was cut short and the car was pushed into a the garage after a measly 55 miles of abuse from "The Stig" and his fellow presenters, sans...
US still bitchin’ about fuel prices, time to wake up!
Stateside, motorists and consumer groups are up in arms getting their "complain on" over rising fuel prices. The average prices of petrol in the US currently stands at $3.55 per gallon compared to over £5 a US gallon here in blighty.Many in the US don't seem to grasp...
Our Hypermiler MPG Calculator app for Android now available in the marketplace!
I am very proud to confirm that our second app is now available for all you smart phone users out there. The Android version of our hugely popular Apple IOS application is now live and ready for you to download. Armed with only your trusty google flavoured phone you...
45mpg and a little disappointed.
My first true fill up in the Volvo was not quite what I expected. Thinking that I could return anything even near to the Skoda was a bad idea, a heavy smaller engined petrol car is no match for the efficency of the VAG fuel sipper. Over varied roads and conditions the...
UK Budget is out… fuel duty cut by 1p tonight 6PM [update]
Speaking to House of Commons today, George Osborne confirmed that Fuel Duty will be frozen CUT by 1p a litre as of 6PM tonight.The fuel prices escalator had been set to add another 5p on a litre of fuel at the beginning of April, this has been officially scrapped.In...
Our Weekly Hypermiling Tip #3: Drive without brakes (DWB)
Hypermiling and fuel saving tips have been bouncing around the media of late and this technique is one that's not considered by most. Driving without brakes isn't quite what you would think. Every time you brake you effectively turn fuel into heat & brake dust,...
George Osborne hints that fuel duty maybe frozen
Chancellor George Osborne has told the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show that he was "looking very carefully" at freezing the duty in Wednesday's Budget. In todays interview Mr Osbourne said he understood the pressure motorists were under from record-high petrol prices.The...
Hypermiler.co.uk in the Sunday Times
As fuel prices hit record highs around the world, interest in fuel saving tips and techniques has rocketed. Protests and broken government promises have been futile in bringing down fuel duty so motorists are taking the matter into their own hands. We have been...
Hypermiler.co.uk MPG Calculator app hits the app store… we rejoice!!
Like all many people who no longer think the world is flat, I am unable to function without my trusty smart phone. My sleek Apple flavoured device is not permitted to leave my sight unless it's forcibly crow-barred from my lifeless hands. Without it I am simply a...