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• Who killed the electric car?

  WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR - Just when you thought the electric car was a reality, it disappeared, almost without a trace... If you've ever wondered why ...

• An Inconvenient Truth - DVD Review

  AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH - Whether you believe the hype or not, there's no doubt that Al Gore's review on global warming presents some chilling facts. Beautifully ...

• Make A Green Year Resolution!

  GO GREEN & CUT YOUR RUNNING COSTS, ASWELL AS CO2. - Big-talking politicians avoided any meaningful resolution at the Copenhagen summit in December, but you can still do your bit by considering ...

• Green Already - Your Recyclable Car

  NEW WAYS TO FEEL GREEN - Now here's a figure to contemplate if you're worried about green issues and motoring, on top of all the thinking you're ...

• Next Generation Green Cars

  RAISING THE BAR - The pressure on manufacturers to work within the green cars framework can been seen at work in various ways this week. ...

• Hydrogen Powered Cars

  GETTING CLOSER TO A GREENER REALITY - Electric cars like the Tesla and the Nissan Leaf have been the deserved focus of media attention recently, but hydrogen-power is ...

• New Cars, New Green Attitudes

  A TOUR OF A ROADSHOW - Going to Canary Wharf has always been a bit like going to the zoo and it's even more that way at ...

• Electricity Gets Serious

  CONFUSING PRICES WITH CRISIS - Somehow electric vehicles (EVs) still seem a long way off. But the reality is they will be amongst us in increasing ...

• Hybrid & Electric Cars Explained

  INSIGHT IN TO HYBRID ELECTRIC CARS - Cutting edge eco-cars are being raved about all the time in the media, but how do they actually work once you've ...

• Premium Marques Go Green

  LAND ROVER LEAD THE CHARGE - With ever stricter emission laws coming into force over the next few years all car manufacturers will be required to reduce ...

• Hybrid Electric Cars Explored

  THE REALITY OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - With new electric vehicles (EVs) from major manufacturers due to hit the streets in the next two years, there's no doubt ...

• LPG Conversion

  DISPELLING THE MYTH - It would seem us Brits have a problem accepting Liquified Petroleum Gas as an alternative fuel. Although there are seven million ...

• How to save money on my car

  PRACTICAL MONEY SAVING MEASURES - The emphasis these days is on small, efficient cars that emit low levels of CO2 and are parsimonious when it comes ...

• Driving New Hybrid Technologies

  AURIS, AMPERA COMPETE - There are a host of manufacturers and new technologies all competing for ground as the next raft of hybrids begin to ...

• Electric Cars Gaining Popularity

  RENTAL CAR COMPANIES GOING ELECTRIC - With electric cars gaining popularity, rental car companies like Hertz and Enterprise are taking advantage of this trend and adding them ...

• Volvo Partners with WWF to Cut Down on Carbon Emissions

  VOLVO PARTNERS TO COMBAT CARBON EMISSIONS - The World Wildlife Fund (WWF, also known as the World Wide Fund For Nature) and Sweden-based automaker Volvo have entered into ...

• Electric Cars, Electric Carts

  A PORTENT OF THE FUTURE - A portent of the future can come from the most unlikely sources, and perhaps you wouldn't expect to find a futuristic ...

• Best Electric Cars 2011

  GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES 1 - THE PROS - The country's motorists seem to be forever wrestling with increased fuel costs and VAT hikes. You might therefore be tempted to ...

• UK Electric Cars 2011

  GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES 2 - THE CONS - What may put people off buying a new electric car in the short term may be the cost of the new ...