Fleet and business users will be the target for Kia dealers as they open order books for the all-new D-segment Optima saloon. The diesel-engined version of the all-new Optima goes on sale at prices from £21,495-£28,895 in January and will joined later in the year by the brand’s first plug-in petrol-electric hybrid (PHEV) to be
Volkswagen’s strict financial position after Diesel Gate carries with it serious consequences. CEO Matthias Müller recently announced a reduced level of spending for 2016 of €1 billion. Some investments are on hold, delayed, reviewed or switched to other areas. “The Volkswagen Group is aligning investment activity in its Automotive Division with the current situation. The
The day before the start of the U.N. climate talks in Paris, some 785,000 people joined climate marches in 175 countries across the globe in what organizers are calling the largest climate marches in history. “Across five continents, people have taken to the streets to demand that we change the way we power our world,”
There is the story of our personal lives: our family, our friends, our jobs, our hobbies. There is the story of our communities: our civic, religious, business, artistic and recreational lives. There is the story of our nations: their internal political struggles and their struggles with each other. But now, there is one grand narrative
Renault Germany entered into a partnership with a company specialized in electric transport solutions to test a system that would reduce the charging time for electric cars. Electric cars’ charging times are the main drawback of such vehicles. You have to be really patient when you plug in your car, and when you are in
In light of the still-widening diesel emissions scandal, it’s no surprise that Volkswagen came to the Los Angeles Auto Show promoting an electric car. The German car company brought a fleet of the sporty e-Golf battery electric vehicles to the show, eagerly throwing the keys to anyone willing to take a test drive. The car
In a surprise move, Chancellor George Osbourne has announced that the three per cent diesel supplement in company car tax will remain in place until 2021, cancelling plans to drop it next year. The announcement was made in today’s (Tuesday 25th November) government Spending Review, which also confirmed that the Office for Low Emission Vehicles
London based, zero-emissions taxi firm eConnect Cars, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance the next phase of its growth ahead of the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone in London. From January 2020, as part of London’s forthcoming Ultra-Low Emission Zone, all private hire cars (taxis) less than 18 months old must be zero
The BMW i8 is ready to revolutionise its vehicle class. As the first sports car with the consumption and emission values of a compact car. The strength of the plug-in hybrid lies, among other factors, in the perfect synchronisation of electric motor and combustion engine, which makes itself apparent in maximum efficiency and dynamics on
More than seven years ago, President Obama called for one million electric cars to be on the road by this year, and the vehicles have gained a large fan club. Environmentalists promote them as a smart way to cut dangerous emissions. Owners love their pep and the gas money they save. Apple and Google have
