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Vauxhall's Ampera is spearheading the rejuvenation of its tired electric car range
Thursday 19 January 2012
Getting an electric car right depends on making driving long distances viable. Jamie Merrill goes behind the scenes – and under the bonnet – of a new model.
Stephen Foley: Americans don't want electric cars, even as a gift
Saturday 10 December 2011
US Outlook: Someone let the cat out of the bag. Karin Akerson is getting a Chevrolet Volt for Christmas.
Tips and deals of the week: Eco-lodge tree houses; waterproof boots; Lake District
Sunday 04 December 2011
The accomodation
Just open, two luxury eco-lodge tree houses – equipped with wet rooms and flat-screen TVs – now available to book at Fair Oak Farm in Mayfield, East Sussex.
Go to fairoakfarm.co.uk
Quiet electric cars 'pose no danger' to visually impaired
Sunday 24 July 2011
Warning sounds will not be added to vehicles as government report deems them unnecessary
Coalition scraps national network of charging points for electric cars
Saturday 02 July 2011
The coalition Government's green credentials were called into question yesterday after it scrapped plans for a nationwide network of recharging points for electric cars.
Album: Mama Rosin / Hipbone Slim and the Knee Tremblers, Louisiana Sun (Voodoo Rhythm)
Sunday 05 June 2011
My favourite Swiss-Cajun punk rockers have got together with a London garage rockabilly trio to make an agreeably gritty hybrid which has few of the flaws that exercises in musical genetic engineering are prone to.
Deloitte survey points to long wait for mass adoption of electric cars
Friday 11 March 2011
A Europe-wide survey conducted by the consulting firm Deloitte points to widespread interest in electric vehicles (EVs), but also suggests that only a minority think that they may be in the first wave of customers for the technology themselves.
Nissan Leaf
Saturday 05 March 2011
Price: £23,990
Top speed: Over 90mph Range 109 miles (EU NEDC test)
Tailpipe C02 emissions: zero
CO2 impact: depends on power station fuel mix
Best for: short journeys
Also worth considering? Lexus CT 200h, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, Toyota Prius
Subsidies to jump start UK green car revolution
Wednesday 15 December 2010
The first green cars to qualify for a subsidy of up to £5,000 were unveiled by the Government yesterday.
First subsidised electric cars announced
Tuesday 14 December 2010
The Government today announced the first nine electric cars for which drivers will be eligible for a 25% Whitehall-paid grant.
Prius gets sound option to protect pedestrians
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Toyota's Prius hybrid is becoming a little less quiet with a new electronic humming device that is the automaker's answer to complaints that pedestrians can't hear the top-selling car approaching.
Porsche gives the go-ahead to plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder
Friday 30 July 2010
Porsche's supervisory board has given the go-ahead for the 918 Spyder concept car shown at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The 918 is a mid-engined plug-in hybrid that has the potential to deliver CO2 emissions of just 70g/km, better than any standard model on sale in the UK today.
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