If you’re looking for an efficient, environmentally friendly car to drive on a car lease or contract hire agreement, you’ve probably considered an electric vehicle. With more and more manufacturers launching electric models, choosing the right car is increasingly tricky. […]
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2014: Year of the hybrid, Formula One leading the way
If you are planning to buy or lease a new car in 2014, fuel economy is likely to be one of your most important concerns when making your decision. With the cost of petrol and diesel continuing to rise, more […]
Everything you need to know about leasing an electric car
Electric cars are growing in popularity in the UK. Recent government figures show that electric car sales in the UK jumped by 25 per cent in the third quarter of 2013 to a record high. New registrations under the government’s […]
Renault Zoe – The Electric Supermini For Everyday Use
On the surface the Renault Zoe looks like a game changer for those wanting to buy an electric car for everyday use – and it is. And isn’t. The new Renault Zoe The Renault Zoe range starts at £13,995 which […]
The New Audi A3 E-Tron will deliver 188 mpg!
No, you haven’t misread the title for this blog post because Audi’s new A3 e-tron really will deliver 188 mpg and have CO2 emissions of 35g/km. Well, for the Sportback model that is. The new Audi A3 e-tron The new […]
Exhaling Karma
I saw a Fisker Karma on the motorway today. I admired its smooth lines and noticed something funny. The Karma is a plug-in hybrid sports car, meaning as much as that it’s electric and fast at least for a short […]
The Bank Job
The French automotive industry is on its ass. The economic crisis, as we all know caused by banks, has hit particularly hard in France with those manufacturers that haven’t got seriously big operations in emerging markets: PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Renault, […]
Retro Concepts: F-Cell Roadster
When carmakers are doing a new concept of an old model, they’ve only got their own automotive heritage to base it on. So, when you’re Mercedes-Benz, you might as well use the first automobile ever made for inspiration. It was […]
The Clean Police
Right, I may be critical about electric cars, but even I have to admit that there are uses and people for which they are perfectly fit. Like office workers that aren’t working too far from home. There are also uses […]
New Car? Get It Before 2020!
Cars. Enjoy ‘em while they last. The European Commission will soon take all the fun out of them. From 2020 onward, any newly produced car is allowed to release a maximum of 95 grams per kilometre, equal to 152 grams […]
Are Friends Electric and Are Electric Cars Your Friends?
Would you like to drive an electric car? For some reason I have always wanted to get in one and put Gary Numan’s Are Friends Electric up really loud. I don’t even like Gary Numan but I wouldn’t want this […]
GM’s Going Further
The electric car seems to be the world’s hope for a continued existence of such beautiful species as the glow worm, the garlic toad and several types of ferns. Indeed, combustion engine powered vehicles are Satan’s work and CO2 is […]
EV Sales Not Electrifying
Carmakers globally are all showing their all-new, all-snazzy electric vehicles. But recent figures are showing they’re not selling very well. What a surprise! Electric cars aren’t particularly suffering from a lack of attention in the global car press and their […]