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Famous Italian design company Pininfarina has unveiled an innovative Pininfarina hybrid bus concept which uses an existing bus platform, matched with a modern hybrid powertrain setup.
Current Land Rover Defender production is set to continue until 2017, a recent Autocar report says, proving there could be more legs in the rough and rugged SUV yet.
One of the hurdles the current Land Rover Defender faces, like every new...
Japan’s major vehicle manufacturers have been forced to stop production in Thailand as floods continue to wreak havoc on the region.
Japan Automobile Manufacturer’s Association chairman Toshiyuki Shiga confirmed all nine Japanese carmakers...
A Western Australian study has revealed car exhaust emissions are responsible for lowering the birth weight of babies.
Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Telethon Institute of Child Health Research found that...
Specialist British carmaker Microcab will launch its all-new Microcab H2EV vehicle in the UK later this week. The H2EV uses hydrogen fuel cell technology which provides a range of around 160km of environmentally-friendly travel.
A small team of entrepreneurial engineers from the UK has set a Guinness World Record by breaking the land-speed record in a car powered by coffee.
Coffee Car Mk2 hit a top speed of 77.5mph (124.7km/h) and an average speed of 66.5mph (107.
UK health experts have warned exposure to heavy traffic fumes can bring on a heart attack.
A report published in the British Medical Journal found you have an increased risk of suffering a heart attack during the six hours directly after being...
BMW has been named the most sustainable automotive company in the recent Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) results. This is BMW's seventh consecutive year at the top of the charts in the Automobiles and Parts sector.
A $63 million government grant awarded to a Melbourne-based power steering and driveline component supplier will create more than 250 local automotive industry jobs and help reduce fuel consumption and emissions around the world.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton Univertsity have developed a new smart phone app called the SignalGuru. Developers claim the app can help reduce fuel consumption in cars by as much much as 20 per cent, simply by...