Alex Gregory MBE, GB rower and Olympic Gold medallist has taken delivery of a cutting-edge Vauxhall Ampera extended-range electric vehicle. Alex who was a part of the GB team in the coxless fours who rowed their way to victory against Australia in the London 2012 Olympic Games will be driving a top-of-the-range Ampera Electron. Alex […]
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Toyota has officially sold more than six million hybrid vehicles in their cumulative sales as of the end of Demcember 2013. This follows on from their previous announcement at 5 million units, just nine months before – making the final million units the fastest selling hybrid vehicles. Toyota has been active in the hybrid field
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Porsche AG has announced their driver line-up for 2014’s Sports Car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans Prototypes 1 (LMP1) category hybrid racing car. Le Mans has always been the stand out race in the series, often regarded as one of the highest prestige motoring events of the year. Gordon Murray, the famous
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Red Bull, BT Fleet, Birmingham City Council and Iceland are just four of 100 businesses taking part in the Energy Saving Trust’s Plugged-in Fleets Initiative. The programme offers free support and advice to help organisations understand if they can benefit from electric vehicles. Each participating fleet receives 3 days of free consultancy and a tailored report
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Audi finished the year in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Bahrain in second place. The World Championship winning team* had to admit defeat only for the second time in eight races and can look back on a highly successful sporting season. Until shortly before the race’s midpoint, Audi Sport Team Joest was in
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Toyota Racing secured their second win of the 2013 season with victory in the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Stéphane Sarrazin put in a commanding performance in the number 8 TS030 Hybrid at the Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, taking the chequered flag more than a minute
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Electric vehicles, well known for silent driving, also are muting the ding of petrol pumps. In less than three years, Chevrolet Volt owners in California have driven more than 130 million all-electric miles, avoiding use of an estimated 7 million gallons of petrol – enough to mute petrol pumps across the state for nearly eight hours.
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Toshiba Tec has chosen the Toyota Auris Hybrid Touring Sports as the ideal fleet vehicle for its UK engineers. The company, part of the global Toshiba Corporation, has switched to Toyota with an initial order for 28 vehicles to create a solus fleet. Based in Chertsey, Surrey, the business provides technical support for Toshiba Tec’s
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Lexus will unveil the new CT 200h at the 2013 Guangzhou Motor Show on November 21, 2013. The CT 200h was first introduced in 2010 as the world’s first full hybrid luxury compact car. The new CT 200h features a refreshed exterior design including the adoption of the Lexus signature ‘spindle grille’. New design alloy
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When it comes to the RX 450h, Lexus has gone beyond “Luxury” to add a new Advance model to its prestige full hybrid SUV range. Advance takes the established Luxury grade features and adds a full complement of styling features that introduce an extra dimension to the RX’s impactful contemporary appearance. A new, deep front
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