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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

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The three parties last collaborated in 1988 on Ayrton Senna’s and Alain Prost’s Honda-powered, Shell-fueled race cars that won all but one Grands Prix that season, a record that still stands. l/100 km) over the iconic Brighton-London course with a low friction engine lubricant playing a significant part in this figure.

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Insight becomes Science Museum piece

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Donning a bright livery that explains its petrol-electric hybrid technology and regenerative braking, the Insight has been transformed into an educational display that is functional too. We are delighted and very grateful to Honda to take delivery of this low-emission vehicle,” said Chris Rapley, Director of the Science Museum. “It

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Toyota Prius named WhatGreenCar of the Year

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The new Prius was chosen from a short-list of 10 green car finalists which were test-driven at Imperial College, London, by six of the UK’s leading green transport and environmental experts. litre petrol engine in place of the 1.5-litre Counter-intuitively, the new Prius uses a new four-cylinder, 1.8-litre

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An Interview with Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of SMMT

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It includes further improvements in conventional petrol and diesel powertrains, as well as a variety of electric, hybrid and fuel cell capabilities. Q: Currently only London can claim to have, in anyway, a widespread distribution of recharging points for electric vehicles – how do you envisage this problem to be solved?

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An interview with Riversimple

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I certainly believe that in future there will be a much more complex mix of powertrains and fuels; hydrogen will never be as dominant as petrol, and fuel cells never as dominant as combustion engines. Q: Technically speaking, what do you see as the biggest obstacle to a hydrogen driven economy? Sorry for such a long-winded non-answer!

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50 Freight Bus was one of the losing entrants in London mayor Boris Johnson’scompetition to design a new bus for the capital. to charge overnight. Please read our Privacy Policy.To