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An expert has expressed disappointment after observing that Brits are adopting green driving attitudes "too slowly".
While used-car dealers have reported greater consumer interest in environmentally-friendly used cars, Jason Torrance, campaigns director at the Campaign for Better Transport (CBT), thinks this new mentality could be as much to do with the credit crunch as [...]

An expert has warned that the used-car market needs a "sustained period of stability" if it is to recover in the long term.
Mike Pilkington, managing director of Manheim auctions and remarketing, believes that used-car prices will probably remain at their current low levels for the foreseeable future.
He said: "We are certainly not [...]

Reva electric car company has announced details about the European launch of a new lithium-ion (li-ion) battery and fast-charge station which will charge its cars more quickly and efficiently.
The Reva L-ion is the culmination of more than two years of testing and boasts a range of 120 km (75 miles) per charge, providing a [...]

The Association of British Drivers (ABD) has warned that new sat nav-style technology endorsed by a government report could encourage dangerous ‘foot-to-the-floor’ driving.
The ABD has challenged the government’s Motorists Forum’s claim that if British cars were fitted with a system called Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) injury-related accidents involving cars could be reduced by [...]

Road safety charity IAM has said that the introduction of new technology could reduce road deaths and injuries by 29 per cent on British roads.
The technology in question is called Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) which works along the same lines as an in-car navigation system to establish a car’s location and identify the [...]