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New Fuel Saving Traffic Light

Oh so simple, why has it taken so long to be invented? We’re talking about a new type oftraffic light which has an extra outside circle of lights which, when the red light is displayed, provides a “count-down” display to the red light changing.

No Further Extension To Scrappage Scheme

As the title states the scrappage scheme will come to an end in February 2010 at the latest, so said a government spokesman.
We at The Car Hub have not been fans of the ongoing support for foreign cars, for that is what this scheme has been.
Last month, October, saw the release of trade figures for September which showed the importation of extra cars to supply the scrappage scheme cost the country an extra £1.1billion

The New Volvo S60

Volvo cars may have had a recent bumpy path but the design of their new S60 should ensure some future stability.
The original S60 concept car was revealed at the 2009 Detroit Motor Show but not all of it’s features there are expected to be carried forward to production.
It is hoped this new Volvo will be a worthy competitor to the BMW3, AudiA4 and Merc C class, so Volvo are setting themselves a very high standard to aim at.

The “Road Train” Is A Late Arrival At The BBC

Today, Monday the 9th. November the BBC news website has features on both its Technology and Science and Environment pages which relate to “Road Trains

Peugeot BB1. Part Car-Part Scooter

Say Hello to Peugeot's new baby,a 4 wheel crossover between a car and a scooter which is just under the size of a Smart car.
For a small electric vehicle it has very good credentials, amongst them are:- it's electric, therefore no gas emissions, measures less than 2.5metres, weighs less than 600kg which  allows it to accelerate to 19mph in 2.8 seconds and from 19mph to 37mph in 4 seconds and has a range of circa 75 miles.

A Silent Success, but Unsafe?

The pure electric car is with us now, albeit with limited range and performance, for average road cars, which illustrates the success motor engineers have achieved to date.
The benefits of electric cars are well known, the two main ones being non-dependence on fossil fuels and secondly their green credentials in the non-production of carbon gas emissions.

A Meaningless Green Test

Once again we have the results of another, quite meaningless, so called Green Challenge to discover which car is the so-called most fuel efficient.

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