Washing the car proves to be the most lucrative chore for cash-happy kids. Parents pay them an average of £2.51 per car wash, although this still falls short of what kids expect to be paid to get the car gleaming – a whopping £4.12…almost as much as the average cost to have your car professionally hand-washed in the UK at £6, according to a poll for money.co.uk comparison website. Passengers … [Read more...]
Newslines 24 September
It’s the end of the road for Honda diesel cars in Europe inside two years. The car maker said it will move towards electrically assisted models throughout its range by 2025. The Volkswagen Group is setting benchmarks in the development, testing and production of cutting-edge battery cell technology in Germany. In Salzgitter, Lower Saxony alone, over 1,000 jobs will be created by 2023/24 … [Read more...]
Swansea welcomes a UK first
Some of the world’s most advanced cars will be gathering in Swansea today for Britain’s first exclusively low carbon rally. Toyota and Hyundai fuel cell models will line up with a wide range of battery electric vehicles from nearly every manufacturer selling in Britain to compete in the Green Dragon EV Rally and Show on Saturday. Streets around Castle Square will be filled with … [Read more...]
Hydrogen hopes to rewrite valuation projections
Hydrogen cars could rewrite the standard vehicle depreciation curve, members of the Vehicle Remarketing Association heard at their monthly meeting last week. Held at the Swindon offices of fleet management specialist Arval, the meeting took a look at developments in hydrogen technology, availability of cars and likely sales. The town is the centre of the UK’s largest hydrogen trial for … [Read more...]