Jeremy Clarkson may have something to say about it, but the testosterone and fossil-fueled sport of Formula 1 is apparently going green. The former Top Gear presenter would undoubtedly defend a sport in which 8,000 liters of fuel is burnt in a weekend, but as it turns out, Clarkson and other F1ers are dinosaurs: Formula
Those that often take the train from Paddinton (in London) now have a new means of getting to and from the stations — and a new, electric means at that — according to recent reports. Thanks to a new partnership between the taxi service eConnect cars and First Great Western services, travelers will now be
Kia is set to launch its first electric car in the UK. The Soul EV looks great, but high-tech typically brings high prices. Can this stylish EV really ever add up? [From November 2014] According to figures compiled by Kia, the fastest growing segment in the car market is electric vehicles, so it’s not surprising
More than 8% of fuel used by the transportation sector came from non-petroleum sources in 2014 The transportation sector is moving away from oil slowly but surely. Driven by growth in the use of biofuels and natural gas, non-petroleum energy now makes up the highest percentage of total fuel consumption for transport since 1954, according
The first fully electric taxi and rapid charging point has been unveiled in St Albans. A new scheme, run by St Albans based business, Electric Blue, is introducing the city’s 300 licensed taxi drivers to the benefits of switching to all-electric cars, which are emission free and more cost-effective to operate than current cars. Powered
ECO FACTS Model/Engine size: Soul EV Fuel: Electric Fuel economy combined: N/A Green-Car-Guide rating: 9/10 INTRODUCTION We’ve already driven the Kia Soul EV at its UK launch, but what is it like to live with, and does it have a more practical range than rivals in real-life? SUMMARY • All the normal electric car qualities:
Only one plug-in vehicle was selected by Ward’s Auto for its “10 Best Interior Award” and that vehicle is the BMW i3. Here’s why Ward’s deems the i3 worthy of this award: The i3 electric vehicle comes across as the type of interior seen in concepts at auto shows, often followed by production versions that
The Renault Cléon plant will create 100 jobs with open-ended contracts in 2015 as part of a plan announced by Carlos Ghosn on February 12. The plan involves the hiring of 1,000 people in 2015, including 500 in French plants. More than 50 years after it was built in 1958, the Cléon plant is taking
£5,000 green car grant could go after Government says it will review subsidy to avoid ‘exhausting the budget too quickly’ Motorists wanting to go ‘green’ with electric cars may need to move quickly £5,000 green car subsidy could soon be phased out, say motoring groups Government will be reviewing grants to avoid ‘exhausting the budget’
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride “So the question is — what next? I’ve driven the Tesla for so long that returning to a gas car feels like backward time-travel. Do I say giddyap to these things?” That’s a line I wrote late in my 38,000-mile odyssey at the wheel of our long-term Model S P85+. Which,
