Seven new cars have scored maximum awards in the latest crash safety tests. Euro NCAP releases the safety ratings of seven car models: Mercedes-Benz’s first electric off-road, the EQC (pictured), and their second generation CLA; Škoda’s high-riding Kamiq; the fourth generation SsangYong Korando; BMW’s latest Z4 and the new Audi A1. In addition, the Ford … [Read more...]
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Cambridgeshire bred and bored
Cambridgeshire is the most boring place in Britain. That's the opinion of a drivers' group questioned for a lifestyle probe ahead of the new Isuzu D-Max XTR pickup. It found an alarming percentage of Brits feel bored with their life. The poll of 1,000 adults found that those aged 18-34 were the most bored demographic in Britain – with 26% … [Read more...]
EV kit to convert bicycles
Swytch Technology, a London-based Tech Startup, unveiled its new “hand-held” eBike conversion kit, the “Swytch Kit” at the Eurobike 2019 International Cycling trade show this week. The Swytch Kit can transform any bicycle into a state-of-the-art electric bike with up to 40 miles electric range. It is easy to fit, and instantly removable, allowing customers … [Read more...]
Sporting lines 5 September
Following the outstanding success of Asif Kapadia’s award-winning documentary on Formula 1 driver SENNA we have upcoming documentary Rapid Response out in UK cinemas 6 September, which looks at revolutionary safety in motorsports. Rapid Response is a fast-paced documentary that tells the story of medical and safety professionals who refused to accept the … [Read more...]
Prodrive launch new-age charger
Prodrive has created the first 48V to 12V DC-DC converter targeted at the latest ISO21780 standard for 48V automotive systems. The unit will be launched at this year’s Low Carbon Vehicle Show at Millbrook 4-5 September. With the dramatic projected growth in 48V systems, (predicted to be in as many as a third of all light vehicles by 2030*) enabling mild … [Read more...]
UNESCO sites in green-zones across Europe
The Green-Zones portal has identified the European environmental zones which are also worth a visit because of their cultural monuments, their historical sites or simply as an insider tip. The Old Town of Lyon, which is a UNESCO cultural heritage site thanks to its many winding streets and the Renaissance district, and the area around the Freedom Square in … [Read more...]
Help for supply chain to meet zero strategy
Automotive technology companies looking to support the government’s road to zero strategy through the development and manufacture of low carbon vehicle technology will have the opportunity to receive new levels of advice, insight and support from leading industry experts at LCV2019. Hosted on the UK Government Pavilion, managed by the Advanced Propulsion … [Read more...]
Lower blood limit and more traffic police needed
A Government report this week showed that the number of people killed in road accidents where the motorist was over the drink drive limit has risen 25% in two years. There were 250 such deaths in 2017, compared with 200 in 2015. The number of serious casualties has also increased over the same two year period from 1,170 to 1,380. The latest drink-drive … [Read more...]
Newslines 30 August
As families head home from holiday over the weekend and back to school and work, Green Flag is predicting around 73,398 breakdowns and 132,644 calls on UK roads between Friday 30th August and Monday 2nd September or to 13 breakdowns per minute over the course of the weekend. Lucy Davies at Green Flag said, “As many people head back home after a long holiday … [Read more...]
Clearing the air over Clean Air Zones
Plans are under way for cities across the UK to implement Clean Air Zones or similar air quality improvement schemes, which could involve prohibitively high charges on those using older HGVs and vans. London has proposals that could see, at the same time, many HGVs banned from the capital for having insufficient direct vision. As FTA, the organisation … [Read more...]
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