News that Toyota is planning to start production of electric cars in China by next year is a sign of just how global the interest in electric cars is becoming. As the country looks for ways to reduce its pollution levels, the electric car looks like an important opportunity to reduce, or at least offset, [more]

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America’s addiction to petrol used to be a fact of life that no-one ever thought would change. To guzzle petrol in your car was considered a right and as American as ordering a cheese burger or protesting one’s right to carry lethal weapons. But everything changes, and so two huge American corporations are actively ushering [more]

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The new Nissan Leaf has moved from being a head-line grabbing fantasy car to one that you or I can actually drive around, as the model goes on sale in the UK. The electric-powered Leaf has been mentioned before on this blog, but it’s such a huge development in the automotive industry that it deserves [more]

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The world’s carmakers have filled up their finest new vehicles, bought them some breakdown cover, and sent them down to Switzerland for a shin dig. Geneva is the sort of place where you expect to see the odd supercar, and as what is one of the world’s biggest motor shows fires up this week, [more]

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