Volvo has been working for the past year to develop a Formula 1 style kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) suitable for use in future road cars. We visited the company’s headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden, to try out the development prototype on a test track.

The many ways in which cars have improved over the last 40 years was highlighted at the recent Northern Group of Motoring Writers (NGMW) 40th Anniversary event, when various cars spanning this time period were available to drive.

A one-stop shop for everything you need to know about pure electric cars, extended-range electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, including reviews of all plug-in cars.

Are electric vehicles taking off as company fleet cars? If so, why? If not, why not? Here’s a summary of the Electric Vehicles Conference that took place in London on 30 April 2013.

BMW is launching a new ‘mid-engined’, rear-wheel drive, lightweight car, with zero g/km CO2 tailpipe emissions, and the company claims that it will be the most sustainable car on sale.

Car dashboards being replaced by iPads and a new UK Advanced Propulsion Centre were two of the ideas highlighted at the 2013 Niche Vehicle Network Symposium which took place on 19 March at the Heritage Centre at Gaydon.

Read our exclusive guide, live from the show, to the most important top 40 fuel efficient cars at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show – the majority of which you can either buy now, or you’ll be able to buy in the near future. 

Changes in future CO2 thresholds could have a big impact on UK car sales, and fleet sales in particular, according to Nick Andrews, head of fleet at Mercedes-Benz in the UK.

The Electric Car Guide video is an engaging, user-friendly introduction to pure Electric, Plug-in Hybrid and Extended-Range Electric Vehicles (E-REVs).

To provide more information as a follow-up to our introductory Electric Car Guide video, these are the electric vehicles that are eligible for the government’s Plug-in Car Grant and Plug-in Van Grant.