Despite being many months away from production, the all-electric Nissan Leaf has been pre-ordered by over 56,000 people in America – a situation that may lead to a waiting list for new cars when deliveries start at the end of this year.
Petrol-powered lawnmowers might have made gardening a little easier but they are far from kind on the wider environment; some estimates put the amount of pollution from a lawnmower at four times the amount from a car engine for every hour they are in use.
The driver of a 5-door family hatchback Peugeot 308 HDi has achieved an average fuel consumption of 89.95mpg on public roads between Paris and Geneva – an improvement of almost 50 per cent on the manufacturer’s official figure.
An electric version of the Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, is on display at the Geneva Motor Show. No one knows for certain how much the Nano EV will cost, but it is expected that Tata will once again undercut its rivals on price. At the right price, the car could be the electric car version of the Ford Model T – the first electric vehicle to have mass-market appeal.
The Brompton is popular with city commuters because of the way it can be carried on public transport and then quickly folded and stored under a desk, so it is surprising that there is currently only one supplier of child seats for the bicycle.