Fuel is no longer a simple business of filling up your car when it needs it. Instead, there are now multiple options to choose from when you reach the pumps, and sometimes these seem so complicated that you find yourself longing for the days when it was just a choice …
It isn’t easy being green, but celebrities are doing their very best in Hollywood to do their bit for the environment. The likes of Rene Zellwegger, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney and Demi Moore have recently been seen sporting hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius or Clooney’s electric car – …
Fuel economy. It is all anyone goes on about nowadays – fuel economy, and CO2 emissions.
However, I have come to the conclusion that the figures given out by manufacturers bear very little resemblance to the sort of performance that we actually see in most cars when we, normal everyday people, …
Electric cars are a nice idea, but I have talked before about how there are numerous problems that need to be sorted before they become a reality. I am more inclined to see hydrogen cars as the real future of the automotive industry, and electric cars as a convenient in-between …
Who would have thought that one day we would actually be delivered American cars that manage a reasonable level of fuel economy. These cars are not only created by American gas-guzzling giants, but they are famed for their ridiculously huge engines and ability to drink an entire tank in what …
If you are looking to buy a car from a company who are considered to be doing their utmost to reduce their emissions, then BMW may well be the best place to start. This company have won the coveted award from Green-car-guide.com for the second year running, suggesting that they …
Most people who follow Audi’s beautiful forays into sports cars will have already have heard of the e-tron. This car looks just like Audi’s wonderful R8, but rather than running incredibly uneconomically, this is actually powered by electricity. In fact, this has a full electric drive system featuring four motors – …
Has anyone seen the electric car advert that Renault has released recently? The car, the ECO2, is built into a surreal, modern and attractive icon of today’s electric car market, and suggests at the potential waiting in the wings for this new eco-friendly area of automotion.
The ECO2 is built on …
Ah, don’t you love a good pun? Fuelling… geddit?!
OK, that aside, this blog post is actually going to address a very interesting topic, and one of which I perch happily on the fence of debate. The issue, you see, is that of electric cars.
The benefits of the car market’s current …