Archive for November, 2009

The Man behind Electric Cars in the UK

November 6th, 2009

The Man behind Electric Cars in the UK
Gordon Murray is the man we are referring to. This man plans to make electric car prototypes that will change lives in the UK. Mr. Murray is the kind of man who believes that true innovation can only come from a clean-sheet-of-paper approach (his own words). This original thinker for car design is the one who designed the Brabham Formula One ‘fan car’ then went on to input the three-seater layout in the McLaren F1 road car which is space efficient. Read on what the man has to say about his vision for the cars’ industry.

Additional Reading:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/uk-to-pioneer-electric-car-development/244694

Volkswagen: Producing Greener

November 4th, 2009

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Volkswagen is now producing cars that they call would be ‘the beginning of the electrification of the car’. They claim that with the release of their new cars, they would be reducing the CO2 output by up to 11g/km. VW’s Polo Bluemotion is by far the cleanest fossil-fuel car out there. It gives an average of 83.1mpg and emits just 90g/km of CO2.

Additional Reading:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/vw-s-bluemotion-models-driven/

Volkswagen: Bluemotion models

November 2nd, 2009

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Rumor has it that Volkswagen will be releasing their Bluemotion models in the UK in an attempt for them to boost the UK’s economy. » Read more: Volkswagen: Bluemotion models