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How green is your fuel?
Andrew Simms
12th April, 2012
In an exclusive extract from 'Ampera We're Electric', Andrew Simms takes a closer look at what powers our cars and asks whether motoring has a greener future to look forward to more...
Five of the best… electric cars
Ruth Styles
29th March, 2012
If you can’t use public transport, the electric car is the next best thing – provided of course, you power it up with renewable electricity. We round up five of the most planet-friendlymore...
Electric cars: could the new Vauxhall Ampera really make driving greener?
Ruth Styles
22nd July, 2011
From fossil fuel generated electricity to unreliable batteries, electric cars haven’t always lived up to the hype. But with the launch of the Vauxhall Ampera, could all that be about to change? Ruth Styles reports more...
UK announces £5,000 subsidy for electric car buyers from 2011
Tom Levitt
14th December, 2010
Electric cars are no longer just a 'pipe dream' claims transport minister as he announces £60 million in funds for charging points and grants for people buying new vehicles more...
Electric cars can 'fit with current driving patterns'
Ecologist
18th June, 2010
First results of UK-wide trials dispel fears about the 'range anxiety' of electric cars running out of power: typical users' driving habits can remain unchanged more...
UK needs electric cars and nuclear power, says watchdog
Ecologist
12th October, 2009
Government climate watchdog says a 'step change' in Government policy is needed to meet carbon reduction targets more...
Can electric vehicles overtake competing green car technologies?
Adam Vaughan
25th February, 2009
Electric cars are backed as a climate panacea by the majority, but are there negative impacts we're missing in the rush to electrification? more...
Zac, the Prince, and the eco-cars
Rosalie Portman
6th June, 2007
On Monday, Zac Goldsmith and Prince Charles test drove a series of environmentally friendly vehicles at an event arranged by Revolve, a charity which promotes sustainable transport. more...
It's electrifying...
Mark Anslow
17th May, 2007
Once you get over the fact that not even tinted windows, a subwoofer, and Snoop Dogg riding shotgun would make the Maranello IV electric car ‘cool’, you can begin to think about driving and car ownership in a whole new way. more...
electric cars: 1/9 of 9
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