Posts Tagged ‘New Car Technology’

Nissan Leaf Goes On Sale in UK

Posted on March 21st, 2011, by William Amos

2010_Nissan_Leaf_EV_23The 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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Hot News From The Geneva Motor Show

Posted on March 4th, 2011, by Richard Yarrow

Geneva motor showRichard Yarrow’s opinion for www.startrescue.co.uk, providing low cost Annual Breakdown Cover.

On 15 February I blogged about the rebirth of Italian company De Tomaso, most famous for its Pantera muscle car. Now there was a vehicle which needed you to have car breakdown cover! I was chatting to its boss on the firm’s Geneva [more]

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Volkswagen, We Have A Problem

Posted on December 10th, 2010, by Richard Yarrow

vw concept carRichard Yarrow’s opinion for www.startrescue.co.uk, providing low cost Car Breakdown Cover.

Those of you who commute into the UK’s major cities for work will be familiar with the free newspaper Metro. I regularly write motoring articles for it and the latest one is about the race between manufacturers to launch the first car capable of [more]

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Paris The Last Word I Promise

Posted on October 5th, 2010, by Richard Yarrow

Renault Concept Car - Paris Motor ShowLotus stole the Paris Motor Show with its five new models that will undoubtedly change the Norfolk company beyond recognition. But another firm unveiled an identical number of cars that could change motoring forever.

Renault took the wraps off an entire range of electric vehicles (EVs), just as it said it would two years ago. [more]

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Paris Calling

Posted on September 28th, 2010, by Richard Yarrow

Bently at Paris showThe entire automotive industry’s focus this week is on France, where Mondiale L’Automobile – the Paris Motor Show to you and me – begins on Thursday with two Press Preview days.
More of that later in the week, and probably next week too, but I spent yesterday digging into the history of Bentley and in [more]

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