Benefits to car sharing
DfT research suggest that driving with a passenger is a benefit rather than distraction (more…)
Close to home
A survey by a leading car insurer has revealed that 30% of accidents occur a mile from home (more…)
Stay awake
Bored drivers could soon have their car tell them to wake up (more…)
400bhp Citroen 2CV
Italian rally team build 180mph 2CV/Ferrari hybrid (more…)
Pee Power
Boffins in the states have come up with a novel way of powering your car, extracting hydrogen from urine
The technology uses significantly less power to extract the hydrogen out from urine than it takes to do the same with water. This is due to the Hydrogen being less tightly bound to the nitrogen in urine. The scientists reckon they can get 60 mpg pee powered cars out in production within a year. Humans produce 2-3 Litres of urine a day, making it an abundant power supply.
Drives like its on rails
A 29 year-old German driver ended up 200m down a train tunnel (more…)
Chitty banned
The famous car from the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has been banned (more…)
Stolen taxi
A policeman in Nigeria flagged down a taxi only to discover it was his own car, stolen 20 years earlier (more…)
Fiery Lambo
Not much is left of a Lamborghini Gallardo that caught fire in Peterborough (more…)
Rising Fines
The Home Office has increased fines for seatbelt and number plate offences (more…)