Just how viable are plug-in electric vehicles? That’s one of the questions at the heart of a new research initiative to be launched by the UK Energy Technologies Institute as part of its £11million low carbon vehicle plan.
The project, to be led by Ricardo, TRL, Shell, Element Energy and the Universities of Sussex and Aberdeen, [...]

Just how would the scrappage scheme affect vehicle emissions? It’s a debate that has raged ever since the UK Government funded concept was introduced.
Well now the results are in – and it appears to have been a resounding success. Average CO2 emissions from new cars in the UK fell by their largest margin ever last [...]

After a turbulent few months for Japanese carmaker Toyota, it’s encouraging to see the focus fall once more on its leadership in the green car field with the announcement that it has become an international partner in the Clean Energy Partnership.
The move supports the Clean Energy Partnership’s work in association with the German government to [...]

When it comes to environmental matters, most of us are asked to “think green” – however, Volkswagen believes we should “think blue” instead.
The German car manufacturer has launched a new marketing campaign for its BlueMotion series of vehicles in an effort to send out a message about sustainable mobility.
According to Luca Meo, head of marketing [...]

Motorists are to be offered £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car as part of a new scheme to help reduce emissions from transport, the Government announced today.
Available across the UK from January 2011, the Plug-in Car Grant will begin in selected regions and be distributed directly to the consumer at the point of purchase. [...]

Calculating reliable future residual values for electric cars is still a long way off according to experts CAP, as the company announce a major review of the sector, which has the knock on effect of making contract hire and leasing deals highly unlikely, or prohibitively expensive, until residual values can be accurately calculated.

One of [...]

Environmentally conscious motorists chomping at the bit for the start of the electric car revolution will be thrilled to hear that an official release date has been announced for the Nissan LEAF.
Nissan Motor Corporation will be taking “firm” orders for the battery powered car in the United States starting in August this year – and [...]

Visitors at this year’s Geneva Motor Show are sure to keep one ‘I’ on Hyundai’s debutants at the event.
The South Korean car manufacturer will unveil the i-Flow, a stylish saloon car with the look of a serious D-segment contender, at the event. The vehicle has been styled at the company’s European design headquarters in Russelsheim, [...]

Many believe that the future of the automobile will revolve around batteries – however, now British scientists believe they could banish the battery to history.
In a breakthrough that could affect the way we use phones, drive cars and even wear clothes, the scientists have, according to a report in the Daily Mail, created a material [...]

Though the deadline to reach new European Union carbon dioxide (CO2) emission targets is not until 2012, two major car firms have already smashed through the barrier.
Toyota and Fiat are now below the 130g/km of CO2 goal according to figures obtained by establishing the average CO2 emissions of all cars across each company’s range that [...]