Hugh Jackman will host the upcoming Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) “One Night Only” Special Benefit Concert, tomorrow on Saturday October 12th at The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. The special event, sponsored by FIAT, will feature a green-carpet outside the theater and include a performance with Jackman from his hit one-man Broadway show […]
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Volkswagen Group (UK) Limited has signed a partnership deal with green energy supplier, Ecotricity, to provide a 100 per cent green energy offer to all customers purchasing an electric-powered vehicle from one of the Group brands. The announcement comes shortly after the Volkswagen Group’s Chairman, Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn, announced on the eve of the
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.’s Autonomous Drive technology has won the Grand Prix in the CEATEC Innovation Awards, the top prize. It was awarded by a panel of independent US journalists working in the fields of IT and consumer electronics. The award honors the best among the technologies, products and services exhibited at CEATEC JAPAN 2013.
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At long last, Volkswagen have finally got around to showing off their XL1 hybrid eco friendly car/spaceship in the USA, to an appropriately interested audience, the Society of Environmental Journalists. The Volkswagen XL1 is currently the most fuel-efficient and aerodynamic production car in the world, offering an estimated European combined fuel consumption of 261 mpg
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How many times have you been behind a bus in traffic and wondered just how much carbon is being pumped into the atmosphere as you reach for the recirculate air button in your eco friendly car? It seems that the Department for Transport has been feeling the same concerns and has pledged a large amount
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Kia Motors America (KMA) has announced plans to offer an all-electric version of the Kia Soul, an urban passenger vehicle in select markets in 2014. Already one of Kia’s best-selling vehicles, an all-electric variant is a natural extension of the Soul’s urban-friendly place in the brands line-up of award winning vehicles. More details about the
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Will electric cars make it to rental companies? The answer is a little more complex than you might at first think. The answer, put simply, is; yes. However, widespread adoption is not likely just yet. That said, companies such as Hertz who’s reputation and empire has been built upon the internal combustion engine are not
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Toyota has announced the introduction of the i-Road personal mobility concept to the “Ha:mo” urban transport system trials in Japan. The concept (which made its world debut at 2012 Geneva motor show) will be used alongside existing Toyota COMS personal mobility vehicles from early 2014. “Ha:mo” is an urban transport system designed to combine all
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Formula E have just announced updates to their inaugural season calendar to start next year, September 2014. The new calendar gives the total ten city courses that were initially aimed for plus an order for events to take place. It should be stressed that this is a preliminary calendar and so is subject to change,
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More news from across the ‘pond’… A new “No Charge to Charge” program, offered by Nissan and NRG eVgo, provides unlimited access to the eVgo network of public charging stations for free for the first year to new owners of Nissan Leafs in Texas. Why is that relevant to UK customers? Well, although eVgo doesn’t
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