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ŠKODA has begun production of a 10 car trial fleet of its first ever fully electric car, the Octavia E Line. It's the next step in ŠKODA's continued efforts to reduce emissions and consumption levels throughout the company.

With the all-important UK business market in mind, BMW engineers have created a car that is approximately 10 per cent more fuel-efficient than the best its rivals can muster, without reducing the 184hp or 380Nm of torque developed by the 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine. This equates to fuel economy of 62.8mpg and CO2 emissions of 119g/km, which means a company car benefit-in-kind taxation band of only 13 per cent.

Interim findings from Toyota and EDF Energy’s demonstration of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) in London give encouraging, real-world data that show the technology can deliver greatly improved fuel efficiency and lower emissions in urban driving.

LeasePlan has become the first UK leasing company to trial the production prototype Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid prior to its launch in the autumn next year.

As buzz continues to grow for one of 2012’s most eagerly-anticipated cars – the 100% electric, two seater Twizy, Renault has launched a competition with a top prize to delight college and university students alike up and down the country. The French marque has launched a design competition for the new electric runabout, with one lucky winner set to receive enough money to cover a years’ worth of tuition fees (imagine the amount of supermark...

Combines Sperian Protection and Honeywell Safety Products William Hayes Named as President of Combined PPE Businesses MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., December 3, 2010 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced it will combine Sperian Protection with Honeywell Safety Products to form One Global Personal Protective Equipment business. The combined business will be called Honeywell Safety Products and will continue to be part of the Honeywell Automation a...

The October Fastening & Assembly Solutions Exhibition saw peak-time queues forming at the entrance to the show, where exhibitors truly represented the A to Z of leading UK Fastener Suppliers from Alcoa to Zygology. A sure sign that despite the ravages of recent trading conditions, manufacturing industry still has fastening and assembly problems to solve. Once again, UK manufacturers were pulling advantages out of adversity – this time by using ...

Redcats (UK) Ltd is leading the way in adopting an environmental approach towards cooling by installing the Breezair Evaporative Cooling within its warehouse complex in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Specified and installed by UK exclusive Breezair distributor, CoSaf Environments, Breezair Evaporative Cooling has provided Redcats with a cost effective cooling system for its picking and packing halls, which has dramatically improved the overall therm...

Heason Technology has been awarded a £ ¼ million order by Synchrotron Soleil, the French national synchrotron facility and research laboratory. Heason are to design and manufacture four nanopositioning manipulators that combine as a 14 axis ultra-high vacuum and low magnetic motion system to position samples and optics for an exciting new soft x-ray scanning photoemission microscope project called ANTARES.

In a unique fusion of faith, artistry and manufacturing technology, Living Water Studios of Kent, Wash., has found an enduring new purpose for its parent company’s industrial water jet cutting machines. These high-tech machines, which normally are abuzz cutting titanium aircraft parts and other components at the Pegasus Northwest water jet shop, have found a second calling sharing the water jet company’s Christian faith through stunning work...