Criminals are driving around you in the UK! Drive safe and be careful
8
Apr
14
DVLA has declared that 8000 drivers with 12 or more points on their license or have no license at all are currently driving on UK roads The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency UK has disclosed some shocking statistics on illegal driving practices in the UK and have reported that over 8,000 drivers are driving illegally […]
New EU Ruling Will Reduce Noise Pollution, by Increasing It
7
Apr
14
New EU ruling will reduce noise levels of new ICE vehicles and make all electric cars use Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System The European Parliament has approved a law to reduce new car noise-levels by 4 decibels with means of a three-phase plan which will begin in 2016. The new law will also require all electric […]
12 Years £12 billion – The Time and Money needed to fill UK Potholes
3
Apr
14
12 Years needed to clear the pothole backlog £12 billion needed to fill the potholes Damage to Vehicles to cost another £31.6 million in claims If you thought that you will see no more potholes on the roads this year then you will be disappointed. One will have to wait for 12 years before the […]
5 Awesome Facts That Will Make You Fall In Love With The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
2
Apr
14
Competitive Prices Great news for Mitsubishi fans as it opens the order books for the new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, with prices for the hybrid SUV starting at £28,249. This price includes the government’s £5000 plug-in vehicle grant, and is for the entry-level GX3h Outlander PHEV. Two other versions, the GX4h and the GX4hs, are priced […]
BMW is all set to launch the X7 in 2018
31
Mar
14
• Flagship X7 on the cards • Will have V8 and V12 engines • Will be launched in 2018 • Will cost around £65000 Seriously who said BMW has enough of these X off-roaders in their line up? I think we all did, but the executives at BMW seem to think otherwise as they confirmed […]
New Petrol Engine will save lots of fuel thanks to Volkswagen Group
28
Mar
14
Low Fuel Consumption from new engines at VW Group According to hints from Audi technical chief Ulrich Hackenberg who spoke at Audi’s recent annual conference, The Volkswagen Group is preparing a revolution in petrol engine efficiency. He also said engines with “electro-mechanical assistance for forced induction” and “variable compression ratios” were in development. At the […]
Volvo’s new flywheel-based KERS hybrid tech could reduce fuel consumption by 25 per cent
26
Mar
14
Formula 1 Inspired KERS system will be fitted to a Volvo S60 Volvo is taking the hybrid game to the next level by introducing its latest flywheel KERS technology. It has teamed up with Flybrid Automotive to develop a prototype Volvo S60 fitted with the flywheel-based hybrid technology, which increases power by 80bhp while burning […]
On Road Magnets for Self-Driving Cars
26
Mar
14
On Road Magnets Will Keep Self-Driving Cars On Track – Volvo’s New Experiment Many of you who have played with self-driving cars in childhood may remember that those cars used pin beneath their chassis to guide them, which eventually fit into the slot on each lane. Engine’s magnets in these cars were the only thing […]
How will you like the next Prius to behave?
25
Mar
14
The Toyota Prius had an awesome 2013, but the world’s best selling green car is currently driving sales towards a cliff. The best seller high volume hybrid line saw a horrible January and February and for the year, sales of the Prius family are down about 30%. It gets worse if you look more closely […]
Meet the Toyota iRoad
24
Mar
14
Toyota puts its three-wheel i-Road car on public streets Electric vehicles can be practical and compete on a level playing field with internal combustion automobiles. Japan and France are the two countries lucky enough to experience Toyota’s iRoad three-wheeled electric vehicle for themselves. Road testing began last week in Toyota City and is expected to […]