Technology

Mazda at the Tokyo Motor Show

  • December 1, 2011

mazda-takeri.jpgThe new Mazda TAKERI and CX-5, both with SKYACTIV technologies, will be on display at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.

UK’s first hydrogen vehicle refuelling station opens

  • September 20, 2011

honda-fcx-clarity-refuelling.jpgThe UK’s first open access hydrogen vehicle refuelling station has been officially opened at Honda’s manufacturing facility in Swindon.

BMW to use engine heat losses to gain 10-15% fuel economy

  • August 30, 2011

bmw-heat-recovery.jpgAs the next stage in making conventional engines more efficient, BMW is looking to recover and reuse heat energy lost through the exhaust and that absorbed by the engine cooling system.

Mazda SKYACTIV technology

  • August 10, 2011

mazda-skyactiv-f.jpgMazda may not have been a leader in the area of green cars over recent years, but all that is about to change with the company’s new SKYACTIV technology, which is set to appear on the new Mazda CX-5.

Launch of facility to build world’s greenest supercar engine

  • July 20, 2011

ricardo-engine-f.jpgThe McLaren V8 twin-turbo engine – the world’s greenest supercar engine – will be produced at Ricardo’s new High Performance Assembly Facility, which was formally declared open today.

Gordon Murray to design fuel cell vehicle

  • July 6, 2011

gmd-t25-f.jpgGordon Murray Design has announced that it is partnering with ACAL Energy to design an affordable fuel cell vehicle.

Ford three-cylinder engine and hybrid coming

  • June 3, 2011

ford-b-max-f.jpgA new engine is coming from Ford, and at 1-litre it’s the company’s smallest ever engine, as well as the firm’s first ever three-cylinder unit.

Volvo to test flywheel for 20 per cent better MPG

  • May 31, 2011

volvo-kers-f.jpgVolvo will be testing flywheel technology on public roads this autumn with the aim of achieving a twenty per cent improvement in miles per gallon.

£500,000 for small car company low carbon projects

  • April 1, 2011

cenex-logo-f.jpgA total of £500,000 is now available for low volume automotive companies who wish to collaborate on low carbon projects.

Toyota hybrid sales reach three million

  • March 8, 2011

toyota-prius-3-generations-f.jpgThe Toyota Prius has come in for a fair degree of criticism from some quarters over the years, yet over three million people have now bought the company’s hybrid vehicles.