If there is to be a ‘best kept secret award’ in the green car sector then the Honda Insight certainly won’t be a frontrunner - it’s been grabbing headlines for months now. However, it is only now that it has been unveiled to the Press at the North American International Auto Show.
The vehicle uses the [...]
Lexus’s range of hybrid models has been in something of an awkward position since its inception. Though touted as a green alternative to luxury cars, many environmentalists feel the vehicles simply aren’t green enough - and that they shouldn’t be exempt from congestion charges for example, based purely on the fact that they utilise hybrid [...]
A national press advertisement from the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has been ruled as misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The advert attracted criticism when environmental journalist, George Monbiot, challenged whether the strapline ‘Biofuels- a sustainable answer to OPEC’s oil’ was strictly correct.
In association with other biofuel bodies, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, the European Bioethanol [...]
London Mayor, Boris Johnson has test drove the Telsa S today at ‘The Intelligence Squared Green Festival on Climate Change’, a non profit all day event which has attracted some of the foremost experts in the world to debate on green issues. The festival aims to raise awareness and stimulate debate on the scientific, regulatory, [...]
There have been a number of high profile supporters of the green car movement around the world - from Barack Obama in the US to Kevin Rudd in Australia - and now you can add German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the list.
Speaking to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, the Chancellor outlined her hopes that Germany’s [...]
How does a cash-strapped automaker make a statement that it’s here to stay? By showcasing some of the most head-turning new concepts at the biggest motoring show in North America - and making them all green.
Chrysler may have built a reputation as a producer of gas guzzling vehicles, typical of the Detroit style, but now [...]
Most of the attention at the Detroit Auto Show has gone to the latest concepts from Toyota, Honda, Ford and the rest - but let’s not overlook some of the offerings from lesser known companies which are proving every bit as innovative.
Near the top of the list would be the re3 concept from Johnson Controls. [...]
So what does the future of motoring look like? For an industry that has seen its fair share of shambles in recent times, not to mention a few false dawns, you’d be permitted to raise an eyebrow when a manufacturer boasts that a new vehicle is “the future”. However, in the VW Concept BlueSport roadster, [...]
Ford has come out of the wings in the past couple of years to become one of the leading manufacturers of green cars. Having initially towed the American line and lagged behind the likes of Toyota and Honda, Ford now proudly offer an exciting new product line-up which includes some of the most fuel-efficient family [...]
The wraps came of the new edition of the Prius today at the Detroit Motor Show. Having held back to day two of the press preview, the third edition of Toyota’s most famous hybrid car features major performance, economy and aerodynamic enhancements over the old model.
Toyota has pledged to add hybrid powertrains to every one [...]