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Greenpower Nationals (2012): the 3000mpg Goodwood race

Ollie Kew, 21 September 2012 09:00

In an effort to get the next generation of budding automotive engineers excited about economical cars, Goodwood motor racing circuit will once again play host to the Greenpower Finals next month. The event centres on a race between school teams competing in scratchbuilt eco-minded racing cars, with the capability to get close to the equivalent of 3000mpg. Just how economical ...

Gavin Green on the world’s first good electric car

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Gavin Green, 09 August 2012 10:24

After more than 100 years of electric car dross, at last there’s a good one. The BMW i3, likely to go on sale late next year, is the first intelligently conceived electric car I have experienced. Rather than just a ‘normal’ car that is converted to run on electric power (step forward most EVs now on sale) or a ‘bespoke’ ...

How to run a Ford Transit Connect on sunshine

Greg Fountain, 08 January 2012 15:21

The new January 2012 issue of CAR Magazine has a free 32-page Green CAR supplment with it - and in it we chronicle how one Lincolnshire village runs a Ford Transit Connect on... sunshine. Long Sutton has what is claimed to be the greenest community in England. They reckon they create enough electricity from solar power to charge up and ...

Honda unveils the new 2012 Asimo robot

Tim Pollard, 08 November 2011 10:42

Honda has unveiled the new 2012 edition of the Asimo humanoid robot. And this one can move around without being controlled by an operator, says Honda. So Honda Asimo will soon be running the world? Don't mock. We worry that Honda's R&D types might have just such designs in the long run. They say, for now, that the 2012-spec Asimo ...

VW Group preview night at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show

Tim Pollard (photography by Radovan Varicak), 12 September 2011 21:51

The Volkswagen preview night ushered in the world premieres of no fewer than eight new models. If you were in any doubt of the scale of VW's ambition, tonight was a prety chunky statement of intent. The home teams take Frankfurt very seriously indeed. VW invited 2352 of the world's media from 43 different countries, shipped them out to an ...

Rolls-Royce 102EX electric – wafting up the Goodwood hill

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Ben Whitworth, 07 July 2011 09:14

I had the privilege this last weekend of wafting Up The Hill in Rolls-Royce’s remarkable 102EX Phantom Experimental Electric at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. If you’ve read Ben Oliver’s excellent first drive you’ll know that despite having the biggest battery ever fitted to a passenger vehicle – there are 96 lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese-oxide cells beneath that imperious bonnet generating 71kWh, with ...

An electric Radical adventure – the photo outtakes

Ben Pulman, 18 March 2011 15:00

In the new April 2011 issue of CAR – out now – there are some great stories. Top of the list is an exclusive group test, as we pit the Porsche Cayman R against the Lotus Evora S, BMW M3 and Nissan GT-R. There’s another world exclusive, too: only CAR has had access to both Alfa and Saab’s stunning new ...

Gavin Green on 2011's big story: electric cars

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Gavin Green, 28 December 2010 07:00

Electric cars will one day rule the roads. But, like a G-Wiz on a long journey, they will take a long time to get there. Various auto ignoramuses, among them ex-PM Gordon Brown, have hinted that new-generation EVs will proliferate as quickly as daffodils in spring. Don’t believe it. This is a slow process. Especially in Europe, where fuel-parsimonious (and ...

Gavin Green's 10 most influential cars of 2010

Gavin Green, 06 December 2010 09:25

The industrial revolution didn’t end with the Victorians. It now moves faster than ever, not least in cars. 2010 probably saw more visionary production and concept cars than any year, ever. Gavin Green picks the top 10 cars of the year. 1. Nissan LeafElectric cars are the future. And this is the first production EV (electric vehicle) that offers similar performance, ...

How do people really use electric cars? Now we know

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Tim Pollard, 14 September 2010 12:41

Mini has just released a batch of research papers showing how trials of 40 electric Mini E prototypes in the UK are going. It reveals how real-world customers in the UK are using the battery powered Mini – and how customers are coping with the limited range of electric cars. The results make fascinating reading, as our carscape gradually shifts ...

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