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Bolivia cancels fuel price decree
Bolivian President Evo Morales has rescinded a decree issued less than a week ago that raised fuel prices by more than 70 per cent and led to civil unrest. Bolivian President Evo Morales, right, accompanied by Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera, gestures as he speaks...
Prospect of fuel protests rises
An early day motion submitted by David Morris, the Conservative MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, and a number of Labour MPs, argues that "fuel price reductions will help the economy and give much needed respite to the hard-pressed haulage industry". Mr Morris said:...
Petrol prices set to soar by 3.5p in a weekend as duty and vat rise
Motorists already paying record prices for petrol at the pumps will face further hikes over the next few days. Tomorrow's Government fuel duty rise will put 0.76p on the price of a litre of petrol and diesel. And next Tuesday, January 4, the increase in VAT to 20 per...
Protests in Bolivia after 83% increase in Diesel prices
There have been protests across Bolivia after the price of fuel rocketed in the South American country. Last weekend, the Government announced it could no longer afford to subsidise fuel prices, which had been frozen for six years. The announcement led to a 73% hike...
UK Government “Electric Car Grant” aimed at tempting drivers to efficent cars
The government has announced the cars that will be eligible for the electric car grant set to begin from January 1, 2011. Potential buyers will be entitled to up to 25% off the price of any qualifying car with emissions below 75g/km, which can mean up to £5,000 off...
Nissan Leaf snags 99 mpg rating on official EPA sticker
As far as we know, the first production Chevrolet Volt models are still awaiting their official EPA stickers. Nissan, though, has received the details on what the government agency has rated its all-electric Leaf at, and it looks good: a combined rating of 99 miles...
Nissan Leaf snags 99 mpg rating on official EPA sticker
As far as we know, the first production Chevrolet Volt models are still awaiting their official EPA stickers. Nissan, though, has received the details on what the government agency has rated its all-electric Leaf at, and it looks good: a combined rating of 99 miles...
VW Passat sets new world record on a single tank of fuel
A Volkswagen Passat BlueMotion driven by journalist Gavin Conway writing for The Sunday Times has set a new Guinness World Record for the distance travelled by a production passenger car on a single tank of fuel.In setting the record the Passat BlueMotion travelled a...
Avion smashed World book record of 103.7MPG (US)
On Saturday, October 11, Craig Henderson smashed his old World book record (103.7MPG) and set a new world record in fuel economy (113.1MPG) when he drove his lightweight and aerodynamic automobile - the Avion -from the Canadian border to the Oregon border.This time,...
Sales of Eco Cars account for HALF of all UK Car sales
Sales of eco-friendly cars soared to more than half of all new purchases so far this year. But overall sales fell again in April for the 11th consecutive month. It was the worst performance for the month since 1991. A total of 133,475 vehicles were registered in April...