The sound and pollution of the Formula 1 track is the reason we all go to see them, right? Well – perhaps in the future the racing may be a little bit different. The Formula Zero championship race has just been held, designed for Karts producing zero emissions. Is this the future of Formula 1? Silent running, no more pit stops for fuel, just pit stops for a re-charge and a new hydrogen cell? It Read more…

If you were to walk down the street, taking a survey of which vehicle is more environmentally friendly: the Hummer or the Toyota Prius, what would the likely answer be? I think it’s a safe bet that most people would say the Prius. The Prius – clean for its whole lifecycle? Some may choose the Prius because it’s a) manufactured by Toyota, b) It’s a hybrid and c) The Hummer is an SUV and they Read more…

Perhaps as short a time as two years ago, we would not even have considered them. But electric cars have jumped up in sales from 90 in 2003 to 1,600 in 2008. Read more here. Which one would you choose for London?

It’s that time of the year again! The last Bank Holiday before Christmas, and everyone heads out, even though the weather is going to be terrible… A lovely summer Bank Holiday in the UK So, inevitably, you’re going to hit a traffic jam on the M40. Here are a few tips that may help make the drive less stressful for the whole family – all these tips – and not a travel sweet in site. Read more…

Standing apart from the bog standard Vauxhall and Peugeot drivers of this world, there exists a special breed, a group who nary flinches when the word ‘insurance’ is mentioned. Such people insure tanks for the daily shopping run. Inspired by this, I decided to take on the ultimate car insurance challenge. I was going to quote me happy for the Batmobile. I took as my example the Batmobile from The Dark Knight, or, as it’s Read more…

With the government’s plans announced in the budget that from 2009 they are going to raise the cost of car tax for all cars that were made after 2001 fresh in everyone’s minds, the plans have come under fire by that most vitriolic of groups, the Backbencher in a committee, for being ‘too lenient’ and would ‘have limited impact on the environment.’ Serious words. So, what are these new rules, how will it affect us Read more…