A joint call for collaborative R&D projects under the Niche Vehicle R&D Programme, with £900,000 funding, has been announced by Cenex, the Technology Strategy Board and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV).

EEMS Accelerate, a consortium featuring four British designed and manufactured prototype electric sports cars, has revealed the first key findings from its 12 months of road trials and identified key technologies with the potential to fast track wider EV adoption.

Paul Clarke, Founder and Editor of Green-Car-Guide.com, will be talking about the latest green cars at EcoVelocity, and you can access free tickets for the event here.

Full details of the London 2012 fleet have been revealed by BMW, Official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG).

The average emissions figure for new cars sold in 2011 was 138.1g/km CO₂, equivalent to 52.5mpg; this is 4.2% lower than the previous year, and more than 23% lower than when reporting began in 2000.

The experimental Nissan DeltaWing prototype sports car has been tested in wet weather in the UK in the run up to its appearance in the Le Mans 24 Hours race.

The MINI Cooper SD Roadster will offer open-top two-seat fun whilst also returning 62.8mpg along with118g/km CO₂.

Prices have been announced for the new Volvo V40 range, which includes a D2 model variant that emits 94g/km CO₂, with fuel consumption of 78.5 mpg.

If you’re looking for a hybrid seven-seat people-carrier then the Toyota Prius+, with emissions from just 96 g/km CO₂, is your answer.

A production version of the all-electric Infiniti LE Concept luxury saloon is expected to reach showrooms in similar form within the next two years.