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The UK car industry hits out at government as sales of diesel cars fall 30pc in one month
UK sales of diesel cars fall 30pc in one month UK diesel sales continue to fall at a dramatic rate. As a result of the continuing demise of diesel fuel cars, the car industry in the UK has launched a stinging attack on the “demonisation” of diesel by the British Government after sales of diesel vehicles plunged by almost one...
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Scottish Government cracks down of diesel fuel
It looks like the end of the road for diesel cars as Scottish Government cracks down on air-polluting motors. Hundreds of thousands of drivers will be forced to avoid low emissions zones in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee from 2020. Dirty diesel and air-polluting petrol cars will no longer be allowed to go into city centres, towns and villages under...
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Toyota will power hydrogen and electric cars by cow dung from 2020
Toyota is to build a renewable power plant in California where it will turn cow manure into water, which, in generate electricity and hydrogen to power homes and cars The cow poo could be the answer to all our pollution problems as companies like Toyota will use it to power hydrogen and electric cars. Manure collected from dairy farms and...
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Trillium aims to shield your high-tech cars against cyber attacks
Trillium aims to shield your high-tech cars against cyber attacks Trillium aims to shield your high-tech car against cyber attacksautomotive cybersecurity firm aims to shield high-tech car against cyber attacks. There is a growing need for automotive cyber security as cars these days are basically computers with wheels do you’ll probably want to make a few changes to protect against...
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Japan believes hydrogen fuel cells will triumph over batteries
Honda and Toyota in Japan are convinced that hydrogen fuel technology is a far superior fuel source and will triumph over batteries. Japan is planning to have the Tokyo Olympics of 2020 running on hydrogen with fleets of hydrogen-fuelled cars whisking athletes from the village to the venues. There may even be a hydrogen-burning Olympic flame to promote one of...
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Mahindra to launch two electric cars in India by 2019
Mahindra to launch two electric cars in India by 2019 The Indian multinational car manufacturer Mahindra is planning to launch two electric cars by 2019. The Modi government is planning to expand its green mobility options and is also urging other car manufacturers to fall in line with this agenda. The Indian car maker will introduce their new electric cars...
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Car of the Year 2018
Seven cars have made it to a shortlist for the Car of the Year 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Audi A8 BMW 5 Series Citroën C3 Aircross Kia Stinger Seat Ibiza Volvo XC40 A jury of 60 members from 23 countries have started to adjudicate in the process to discover which is the Car of the Year 2018. The seven cars...
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Honda Claims Its Electric Cars Will Charge in 15 Minutes by 2022
Honda claims that its electric cars will be able to charge in 15 minutes which is a huge step forward in normalizing EVs. Until now in the EV technologies, he biggest downsides of electric car ownership has been the inability to charge quickly. According to Nikkei, the world’s largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines claims it will have electric vehicles...
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Sadiq Khan signals an end to pure diesel bus procurement
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has unveiled London City’s first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus. Again, the controversial Mayor is restating his commitment to tackling the toxic fumes produced by public transport diesels in the capital. The new diesel policies being developed by the Mayor means that London will not add any new pure diesel double-decker buses to its fleet from...
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New Zealand is seeking to recruit 1,000 Irish truck drivers
Irish emigrants have always been attracted to the relaxed lifestyle and great quality of living in New Zealand. Irish long distance truck drivers are being invited to travel a very long distance indeed to get work, as New Zealand is looking to recruit up to 1,000 truck drivers from overseas as it cannot fill the vacancies internally. It takes three...