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Tesco garage petrol sign targeted, we LOL
With fuel prices rising daily, what are we do but laugh?This sentiment was taken quite literally by pranksters who targeted a 24-hour Tesco garage in Fleetsbridge, Poole, Dorset, on Sunday morning.The unleaded petrol price was changed to 25.9 pence (we wish!) per...
Volvo V60 Plug-in Deisel Hybrid, 285BHP and 149MPG
Volvo has released more details of its V60 Plug-in Hybrid that will be unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show next week. The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid, developed in partnership with Swedish utility company Vattenfall, which will be launched on the market in 2012. The...
Stanlow fuel protest planned for Friday 25th Feburary
The organisers of the second round of fuel protests at Stanlow Fuel Refinery have been very keen for us to help raise the profile of the next event. They hope that the continued price rises together with civil unrest over the governments floundering over the Fair Fuel...
US Budget ditches clean diesel and fuel cell funding, gives electric vehicles a boost
Like the UK, the US is under great pressure to slash billions from the US budget by. The Obama administration has confirmed that they will soon end funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's clean-diesel grants and the Energy Department's hydrogen...
Greenflag reports 40% increase in calls over running out of fuel
The breakdown service Green Flag has reported a 40% increase in the number of call-outs due to lack of fuel in the second half of January, compared with the same period in December 2010.They also report that more than a third of these incidents occurred in the last...
EasyJet feeling the strain of fuel prices, to trial fuel saving paint
A drag reducing paint used on US military aircraft is being trialled by UK budget airline easyJet in a bid to save millions of pounds on fuel and reduce ticket prices. Manufacturers of the ultra-thin nanotechnology have said that the paint will save the airline up to...
Climate Rush hits London, takes on the Chelsea tractors
In the past few days, Teams from the Climate Rush Driving Authority (or CRDA) have targeted more than 1,000 high CO2 polluting 4x4's (otherwise known as Chelsea tractors) in our fair capital. Over 12 teams fanned out across London – from St John’s Wood, to Islington...
Has Saudi Arabia overstated its oil reserves, are they at “Peak Oil”?
Based on a document obtained through WikiLeaks, reports that Saudi Arabia can't pump enough oil to keep fuel prices stable. The cables, released by WikiLeaks, urge Washington to take seriously a warning from a senior Saudi government oil executive that the kingdom's...
Volkswagen to launch a 100MPG Golf, the blue-e-motion
Volkswagen is set to launch a 100mpg Golf in 2020, in time to meet super-stringent EU fuel economy regulations. Senior VW sources told Autocar that the greenest Golf — likely to be the blue-e-motion — is expected to have an average CO2 rating of just 75g/km.Planned...
Fair Fuel UK takes the fight to the Treasury
The Fair Fuel UK Campaign took its message to the Treasury and then Westminster in two high-profile media and public affairs events. The demonstrators, headed by TV presenter and ex Top Gear presenter Quentin Willson called on Chancellor of the Exchequer George...