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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

Cars That Think

In early 2017, in the forest highlands of eastern Guinea, a man I’ll call Jacob began a journey that would take him across five Saharan countries and multiple failed sea crossings. Jacob says he spent somewhere between three and four years trying to migrate from Guinea to Spain. One migrant with no money. Social scientist.

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Transport Ministers endorse 2009 MPG Marathon in Coventry

Green Cars News

There are approximately three million company car drivers on the road and an untold number in the grey fleet, those who use their own vehicles for business purposes. As well as ‘smarter’ driver training techniques, the MPG Marathon will showcase a number of fuel and carbon saving technologies that are being ‘guinea-pigged.’.

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Wanted: Electric MINI test drivers

Green Cars News

A further 20 MINI E vehicles will be distributed among the MINI E consortium members for testing in a fleet environment. These organisations are working to develop high economic growth in their areas through innovation and developing high value job opportunities through projects such as this.

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