Cars with petrol and diesel engines waste hundreds of times more raw materials than an equivalent electric vehicle, according to a new study by a green campaign group. Over the course of a fossil-fuel car’s lifetime it burns through the equivalent of a stack of oil barrels 25 storeys high, while electric vehicles waste only … Read more
Plug-in hybrid electric cars can use four times more fuel than makers claim, costing owners an average of £462 per year more than expected, Which? has warned. The consumer watchdog tested 22 popular hybrid models over 62 miles (100km) and found that they had all been advertised with unrealistic fuel efficiency figures. On average, hybrid cars … Read more
Volvo’s entire line-up will be fully electric by 2030 as it phases out all cars with internal combustion engines, including hybrids, it said today. The Chinese-owned Swedish company followed the likes of Ford and Jaguar Land Rover in recent weeks, in outlining plans to ditch petrol and diesel engines by the end of this decade. … Read more
James Bond actor George Lazenby, 81, swaps fast cars for a push bike as he goes for a cycle in LA By Clare Mccarthy For Mailonline Published: 09:18 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 09:18 GMT, 2 March 2021 Former Bond star George Lazenby has swapped fast cars for a push bike as he was … Read more
Volvo’s entire car line-up will be fully electric by 2030 as it phases out the production of all models with internal combustion engines, including hybrids, the Chinese-owned company said on Tuesday. It followed the likes of Ford and Jaguar Land Rover in recent weeks to outline its plans to ditch petrol and diesel engines by … Read more
One of biggest energy services specialists in Britain switching transport fleet to electric vehicles and will install chargers at employees’ homes By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 27 February 2021 One of the biggest energy services specialists in Britain is switching its entire transport … Read more
A cheating butcher who swindled customers today refused to say sorry and defended owning a fleet of luxury cars. Matthew Butler, 50, was caught rigging his scales with coins so he could overcharge his customers. MailOnline can reveal Butler has a classic Porsche Carrera, Bentley, an Audi, Mercedes and black pick-up truck parked outside his … Read more
A unique church conversion which has automobiles hanging from its walls and was featured in British TV drama Lewis is on the market for £1.15million. St John’s Church, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, boasts four bedrooms and five bathrooms, alongside very unusual decor in which the framework of cars and motorcycles is attached to the brickwork of the 19th-century … Read more
A unique church conversion which has automobiles hanging from its walls and was featured in British TV drama Lewis is on the market for £1.15million. St John’s Church, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, boasts four bedrooms and five bathrooms, alongside very unusual decor in which the framework of cars and motorcycles is attached to the brickwork of the 19th-century … Read more
The world’s most dangerous cycle lane? Cyclist films terrifying journey as cars, scooters and even a bus hurtle head-on towards him on a Paris street GoPro footage was captured on the Avenue Gambetta, Paris, by biker ‘Altis Play’ It shows steady stream of cars, buses and vans veering across designated lanes Clip prompted action from … Read more