Supermarket giant Tesco faced scrutiny when a customer discovered they’d been charged £120 after filling up at a petrol station in Manchester. The customer reportedly spent just £15 on petrol using a pay-at-pump machine but was shocked to find the extra charge on his account, which he claimed didn't get refunded back into his account for over 12 hours. And it seems many other motorists are … [Read more...]
‘Hot air’ claims about hydrogen investment, say greens
Europe’s oil majors’ ‘big bet' on hydrogen as the transport fuel for the future is not so big in reality, according to a new study on behalf of Transport & Environment, which shows that investments in biofuels refining are eight times bigger. T&E accused oil producers of not being serious about investing in genuinely clean fuels, but choosing the easy, unsustainable biofuels … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 August
That final journey is now more sustainable than ever after Co-op Funeral Care started using an adapted Nissan Athena Electric Hearse in Scotland. Based on the LEAF floorpan the modified carriage is the first of a nationwide programme which will see more ev hearses and charging points fitted in funeral care centres where they are supported by a number of electric Nissan Maxus Private … [Read more...]
Tradelines 2 August
The UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon technologies will manage the National Chargepoint Registry (NCR), working in partnership with green energy software systems specialist Apetrel Systems and funded by the UK government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles. The upgrades to the NCR will help to ensure that the information on chargepoints in the UK is accurate and up-to-date, and will … [Read more...]
Sporting lines 2 February
BP and Castrol will support the Renault F1 team this season. BP has been involved in a wide range of motorsports in the past and was last officially sponsoring the F1 Leyton House team in 1991. … [Read more...]