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Driving Green: What are biofuels?

All fuels are a cocktail of chemicals. Creating the perfect fuel is always a compromise as there are so many demands to be accommodated...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: Whatever happened to LPG (liquid petroleum...

At the turn of the 21st century, it seemed that we were all going to be converting to Liquid Petroleum Gas, or LPG...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: What are extended-range electric vehicles...

An E-REV, or Extended-Range Electric Vehicle, offers all of the benefits of a plug-in hybrid, but with the promise of even greater efficiency...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: What are plug-in hybrid cars?

The problem with conventional hybrids is that they rely largely on an internal combustion engine for motive power...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: What are hybrid cars?

The first alternatively fuelled cars to hit our roads in significant numbers were petrol-electric hybrids...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: Nine tips for eco-driving

You don’t have to have a new car or one with green tech to cut your fuel bills. Whatever you drive, a few simple steps will help cut fuel use –...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: Why have "green" cars been developed?

Burning fossil fuels releases all sorts of pollutants and carbon dioxide (or CO2) into the atmosphere. The former is being blamed for...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: What does Euro 6 mean when it comes...

Internal combustion engines emit a whole array of gases and until 1992, when the Euro 1 emissions standards were introduced...
Published 05 August 2015
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Driving Green: What is a "green" car?

What constitutes a green car isn’t as cut and dried as you might think. While for many, CO2 emissions are at the heart of what makes a car green...
Published 05 August 2015
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Letters of the week, August 2

This week: London's supercars, travelling in Iran and undertaking
Published 03 August 2015
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Letters of the week, July 26

This week: Undertaking feedback, electric car grid impact, and how to be sure to avoid a speeding fine.
Published 27 July 2015
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Are bonnet-mounted car mascots illegal?

I’ve bought a 2006 Jaguar X-type with a “leaper” mascot on the bonnet. Some people say it’s legal, others that it isn’t. What’s the position?
Published 22 July 2015