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  Christmas gift guide: The handiest in-car gizmos and tech 24 Nov 2016 (News)
  of it you’ll need a 12V charger and a cradle, though - else the battery will get flat fairly quickly. There are also paid navigation apps that work like purpose-built sat-nav systems
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  Innovations at Mobility Roadshow to Include new Swivel Seat and new Flexible Ramp 18 May 2016 (News)
  the battery) and offers more legroom, a wider seat, wider handlebars and a digital LED display screen. Along with a larger motor the Super provides top-of-the-range transportation. Available in three colours, it comes complete with armrests and an off-board charging unit, giving the option to charge
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  Jargon Buster: Dash cams 14 Apr 2015 (News)
  Detection – Many dash cameras have a setting that allows them to record when movement is detected. This is to capture car park incidents or criminal activity when the car is unoccupied, but it can drain the dash camera battery. Night Vision – Dash cameras are almost all
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  New Mazda 6 On Sale From 26th January 16 Jan 2013 (News)
  . Basically, it uses brake energy regeneration to charge a capacitor, so whenever you lift off or brake, the alternator charges the capacitor and that supplies electrical power for one minute before needing power via the battery. It saves about 11g/km CO2 on the 150PS diesel and offers 7.7 more mpg, though
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  Geneva Motor Show 2012: The A-Z of all the cars 9 Mar 2012 (News)
  B-MAX - small Fiesta sized people carrier comes with sliding rear side doors Focus Electric - battery powered Focus has a range of 100 miles
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  RAC Christmas Driving Tips 22 Dec 2010 (News)
   or snow socks. Check the wiper blades for damage and replace if necessary.  When wiper blades become frozen to glass it is very easy to damage them when freeing them up Charge/top up batteries if possible – particularly if the vehicle is primarily used for short
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  Auction Prices Bottom Out 23 Nov 2001 (News)
  Blackbushe today. Last week I spotted a Y reg silver Honda Insight petrol-electric hybrid with what appeared to be a flat set of batteries. Today a 7,000 mile W reg actually made it past the block where it bit to a cautious £10,050. Bargains were few and far between. A new shape 92,000
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  Unrestored, low-mileage Ferrari ‘Dino’ heads to auction 12 Sep 2019 (News)
  polyethene protective covers from the factory. The Daytona Seats (or 'Chairs') and 'mouse fur' dashboard show little sign of fading and the instrument binnacle remains sharp and crisp. The headlamp covers were fitted by Fosker Engineering in 1990 but aside from the addition of a battery cut-off switch
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  Jargon Buster: Dash cams 22 Mar 2016 (News)
  Detection – Many dash cameras have a setting that allows them to record when movement is detected. This is to capture car park incidents or criminal activity when the car is unoccupied, but it can drain the dash camera battery. Night Vision – Dash cameras are almost all
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  Christmas gift guide: The handiest in-car gizmos and tech 17 Nov 2014 (News)
  support Google Maps, which includes a navigation function. To make the best use out of it you’ll need a 12V charger and a cradle, though - else the battery will get flat fairly quickly. There are also paid navigation apps that work like purpose-built sat-nav systems. If you go for one
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  Geneva Motor Show 2013: The A-Z of all the cars 1 Mar 2013 (News)
  Defender - A battery powered concept version of the Defender. It's called a concept but it could enter productuion in the coming years.  McLaren P1
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  'Irritating' Rinspeed concept set to bring wackiness to the Geneva Motor Show 16 Feb 2011 (News)
  and adhesives. The entire thing sits on 17" AEZ three-spoke billet aluminum wheels with painted inserts and eco-friendly Goodyear "EfficientGrip" energy-saving tires in 17". And the operating range? The battery's capacity is enough for 105 kilometers - plenty for a fun car for short-distance traffic between
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  Aftermarket Stop Start improves economy up to 25% 12 Sep 2010 (News)
  decelerations, combined with an optimised battery storage system, provides a further 3-5 per cent improvement. A 7-10 per cent reduction in CO 2 emissions is important.  The industry has less than two years to ensure all new cars sold in Europe meet a fleet average of 130g/km
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  Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 13-6-2015 13 Jun 2015 (News)
  minutes before we managed to start the engine again and complete our journey. We took the car to our Hyundai garage, but they could find nothing wrong, so I stopped at a supermarket on the way home where the car failed to start once again. So back to the Hyundai garage where they replaced the battery
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  Geneva Motor Show 2014: A-Z of Cars 29 Jan 2014 (News)
  GC-PHEV This radical looking concept provides a glimpse of what the next generation of Shogun will look like. It'll run on hybrid powertrain, with a battery, electric motor and V6 engine
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  Still some cheap cars at Auction 30 Nov 2007 (News)
  of money they know they can get in the new year. As a result, some cars, such as a 69k mile 03 Audi A4 S3 4.2 V8, continually circulate, giving their batteries a bashing, but at least being woken up several times a week to grace us with their presence. So you’re unlikely to nick a car
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  Entry level Rally Car From Renault 13 Dec 2009 (News)
  Renaultsport R3. The inner door trims have been removed to allow a protective panel made from composite materials to be installed. The car has an electrically-controlled automatic fire extinguisher system and a battery master switch.   Twingo Renaultsport R1
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  Honest John’s Motoring Agony Column 18-4-2015 18 Apr 2015 (News)
  opening. The internal blower fan developed a habit of staying on randomly and getting stuck at a certain level, even after the ignition had been switched off. This led to me having to remove the fuse regularly to stop the battery running flat. When this was compounded by the glow plugs packing up
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  GM Becomes 'Government Motors' 11 Jul 2009 (News)
  , the Chevy Volt, currently undergoing road testing and scheduled to launch in 2010. The new GM is also taking steps to make advanced battery development a core competency, and expects to make additional announcements on this matter late this summer. “The success of our recent launches
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  GM ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH U.S. TREASURY 1 Jun 2009 (News)
  with class-leading highway fuel economy of 32 mpg •The Chevy Cruze, GM’s new global compact car •The revolutionary Chevy Volt, an extended-range electric vehicle that can travel up to 40 miles on battery power alone “Our products are our future, and our lineup