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Tesla recalls recently built Model S vehicles over weak rear seats

John Simpson — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:56:00 +01:00

Tesla has issued a recall for some of the most recent Model S vehicles to leave the brand's factory in Fremont, California. The recall affects Model S vehicles built between May 10 and June 8, 2013, and concerns a weak mounting bracket attachment which could cause the back of the rear left hand sea[...]

Student teams line-up for new 1701-mile eco-driving challenge

Richard Lawton — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:00 +01:00

Teams, made up of engineering students from universities across England, Scotland and Wales are competing in the "Formula Student Diesel Eco Driving Challenge". Skills Minister, Matthew Hancock, started the inaugural challenge yesterday at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' in Westminster, Lo[...]

CPT SpeedStart system meets the hybrid standard

Paul Lucas — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:01:00 +01:00

With a new generation of micro-mild hybrid cars on their way, a UK company has taken the lead in producing a motor generator system that can live up to their standards. Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) has developed the Speed Start belt-integrated starter generator (pictured) as the first liquid[...]

Green Hero: Fiat’s TwinAir Bi-fuel engine

Paul Lucas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:53:00 +01:00

Welcome to a brand new monthly feature here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk in which we celebrate something or someone that has achieved something truly extraordinary in the world of green motoring: making them our green hero. From a car manufacturer with an innovative new vehicle; to a member of the p[...]

Noise pollution: the modern plague. The Green Piece

Faye Sunderland — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:00:00 +01:00

My three mile walk home from my work takes me through a variety of roads, paths and neighbourhoods, from the industrial estate where I work, across busy roads and onto semi rural roads, but my favourite part is the last leg; when I turn off a busy A-road onto a footpath that takes me through a wild [...]

Toyota on track for Pikes Peak electric car record

Paul Lucas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:00 +01:00

Toyota already holds the electric car driving record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb: and now it is on track to shatter its own marker. The Toyota EV P002 race car (pictured) will take part in the two-day session in Colorado later this month after impressing during official testing this [...]

Honda outlines hybrid car plans for China

Paul Lucas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:01:00 +01:00

Japanese carmaker Honda has revealed its short-term plans for the automotive market in China: including plans to introduce 12 new models before the end of 2015. Among the highlights is that Honda will "strive to begin" local production of hybrid models in China by 2016. This represents a pushback f[...]

Gothenburg to go green with zero emission buses

Faye Sunderland — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:19:00 +01:00

Public transport in Sweden is about to get cleaner with the launch of a new fleet of zero-emission buses. Volvo's home town of Gothenburg will benefit from an ultra-modern bus service from 2015, where the buses don't just cut out the tailpipe emissions but also pick people up indoors and run on rene[...]

Flying bicycle: a novel way to get around

Faye Sunderland — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:25:00 +01:00

Perhaps the ultimate answer to the problem of air pollution and road congestion; the flying bicycle. Thanks to the film E.T it is probably something many of us fantasied about as children and now the fantasy is a reality. Built by a British designers, John Foden and Yannick Read, the new ?10,000[...]

Electric highway use increase 45-fold among EV owners

Faye Sunderland — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:06:00 +01:00

Britain's electric highway has seen a staggering increase in use, with electricity consumption increasing 4,500 per cent between February and April 2013, compared to the same period, last year. As well as increased consumption from 87kWh in the three month period of 2012, to 4,000kWh in the Februa[...]