One third of VW cars affected by emissions scandal ‘still not fixed’

A third of cars manufactured by Volkswagen with defeat devices have not been fixed yet. New figures revealed by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) suggest the car manufacturer has fixed only two-thirds of the cars that were affected by the emissions scandal. The Committee found the number of fixes to Volkswagen manufactured cars has fallen […]

It’s not just what’s under the bonnet! Cars rated on emissions

Most motorheads would look at a car’s spec for its break horse power or torque – but now car buyers can check how green their rides are. More than 40,000 models have been rated on how many carbon emissions are generated over their lifecycle, from the manufacturing process of the vehicle and the fuel to […]

Damon Hill takes the wheel in low carbon car competition

British Formula One legend Damon Hill is taking the wheel in the RAC Future Car Challenge next weekend. The 1996 world champion is driving a Skoda Fabia Greenline II on behalf of the Global Fuel Economy Initiative, one of two diesel-powered ICE category cars entered by the GFEI team. The challenge kicks off on Saturday […]