Car and Van News

Toyota is to release a version of its Auris Hybrid family hatch with CO2 emissions cut to 84g/km.

The 6g/km shaving will enable the Auris to claim the lowest emissions figure in its class.

Audi is launching an in-car application that will help drivers of its cars find the cheapest fuel on sale.

The Fuel Prices service will be available from this month initially on the A3 and A3 Sportback, and will then be rolled out to other models.

A British company may have found the answer to technology issues holding back the introduction of clean fuel-cell vehicles.

The breakthrough could see hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles – seen by many as the answer to all-electric mobility without the range restrictions of battery-electric cars – on the roads sooner, and a lot cheaper.

The new unleaded petrol that Shell is launching is described as almost identical to that used by Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso to win last week’s Chinese Grand Prix.

The V-Power Nitro unleaded petrol and diesel for road cars replace the V-Power fuels which have been on sale since 1998.

Sister brands Peugeot and Citroën have unveiled the all-electric versions of their small vans at the CV show in Birmingham.

The Peugeot Partner and Citroën Berlingo Electric will both go on sale later this year.

Porsche is to unveil the Mk2 version of its Panamera four-door model, including the first plug-in hybrid version.

The car will be revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show on 21st April and arrive in UK showrooms in July.

BMW has already received “several hundred” advance orders for its i3 electric car, set to be launched later this year.

According to the German premium brand’s global sales and marketing chief Ian Robertson a world tour taking in Europe, the USA and Japan has sparked great interest in the i3.