The newly revitalised Swansea Transport Museum – formerly established as Swansea Bus Museum – this Sunday hosts the first American Car Show to be held in the region since the early ‘nineties . A host of the vast glittering ‘gas guzzlers’ will be assembling for the ‘Independence Day’ extravaganza at the Viking Way Museum (SA1 7DA) on Swansea Enterprise … [Read more...]
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New era of maps unfold for electric vehicles
Zap-Map has released an integrated Route Planner within the app platform, designed to help EV drivers find suitable charge stops on their electric journey. This new feature is available now on Android devices with the iOS version following later in the summer. Building on the current Zap-Map app which includes UK-wide charge point data, EV drivers can … [Read more...]
Trips down memory lane are back in fashion
As staycations continue to grow in popularity this summer, insurer 1st Central found parents are putting the brakes on holidays abroad and opting to take a trip down memory lane. Dubbed the ‘staycation nation’ almost two thirds of Brits will holiday in the UK this summer and it seems parents are getting nostalgic. Choosing the family holiday hotspot … [Read more...]
Fuel labels updated across Europe
Motorists, garages and vehicle manufacturers will see a new range of fuel identity labels being introduced this summer. The EU has changed the look, colour and shape of labels to remove possible confusion and they must be in place by 12 October. Essentially petrol fuels will identified by round symbols, diesel products by squares and gaseous fuels … [Read more...]
Welsh police sniffing out more drug-drivers
Over-the-counter anti-hay fever medicines are thought to have fuelled a rise in positive drug-driving tests by Welsh police forces. Drug-driving offences in Wales have increased 62% in just two years, according to new research by Confused.com through Freedom of Information requests to three police forces in the region which revealed 501 drivers were … [Read more...]
£700 saving by car sharing into Cardiff
Drivers who car share with three others for just three days each week into the Welsh capital could save themselves over £700 every year. New research from a national commuting survey by automotive retailer Inchcape paints a colourful picture of car sharing potential. The full report highlights how commuters across the country could be saving themselves … [Read more...]
Fuel for thought when you buy a new model this autumn
From September 2018 all new cars registered in Europe, India, South Korea and Japan will have to report their official fuel economy and CO2 figures according to the WLTP, says David Miles. This acronym means Worldwide harmonised Light vehicle Test Procedure and in Europe it replaces the outdated New European Driving Cycle test introduced in the … [Read more...]
Roads without cones, the future is flowing
There’s a quiet revolution going on in world of road maintenance. The sight of miles of traffic cones on the motorway could become a thing of the past, thanks to a host of innovations that fix the road without any lane closures. Traffex Seeing Is Believing at Bruntingthorpe, next week is the only event of its kind which allows high-speed crash demos … [Read more...]
Converting cash into dreams for children
It will require the luck of the Irish and plenty of stamina as Welsh businessman Richard Addison tackles a notoriously tough charity bike ride across Ireland this week – all for a very good cause. Richard, 63, a Rhyl Cash Converters Franchisee owner, is taking on the 510-mile route from Mizen in the south to Malin in the north in aid of the Dreams Come True … [Read more...]
Peugeot 5008’s optional electric bike
Peugeot has launched an integrated car and electric bike mobility solution, the all-new Peugeot 5008 SUV and the eF01 Electric Bike. The £1,800 aluminium-framed eF01 electric bike weighs just 18.6kg, is fitted with a battery and a motor with enough charge for up to 18-25 miles in range and will propel riders at a top speed of 12.5mph. In the UK, 36% of … [Read more...]
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