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Doctor Diesel – The Big Question, again…

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Steve Dawson — No Comments ↓

Dear Doc, I have just trawled through the data pages of the August edition (issue 391) with the noble intention of possibly identifying an electric medium-sized SUV which would meet our present driving needs, which include two annual six week…

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How Green is your EV?

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Steve Dawson — No Comments ↓

Considering pure electric cars, we’ll take a look at how ìgreenî they can be, and contrastingly how ìdirtyî they can also be, depending not on the efficiency of the car itself, and its battery, but as an owner based on…

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Extra Mile

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Steve Dawson — No Comments ↓

It’s not inappropriate to step back and consider the global resources and environmental aspects of power for personal road transport. Back in the 1970s, reserves of crude oil were a big talking point, and the term ìPeak Oilî was coined…

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Bosch announces incredible ‘fix’ for diesel emissions

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Admin — No Comments ↓

A revolution in the reduction of diesel emissions has been announced, with the promise that vehicles equipped with the new technology will be capable of emitting 10 times less NOx than stricter limits planned for 2020. The development is significant enough to ‘fix’ the current negative atmosphere around diesels and curb tumbling sales, according to Bosch, its pioneers.

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North of the Border

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Steve Dawson — No Comments ↓

It’s really good to see Diesel Car keeping up with developments in alternative fuel in Eco Car, and I have a feeling that in a year or two there’s going to be a sudden uptake of electric vehicles ñ something…

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The Extra Mile

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Steve Dawson — No Comments ↓

We often highlight the benefits of clearing out your car’s boot and cabin of unnecessary weighty items, and optimising your car’s aerodynamics by taking off roof bars and roof boxes and cycle carriers when they are not being used. Both…

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The hyper mile

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Steve Dawson — No Comments ↓

Unreachable fuel economy figures have been hitting the headlines recently, but a group of dedicated hypermilers met up last month to prove that it can be done in the annual MPG Marathon. John Kendall reports. What’s the point of trying…

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The Extra Mile

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Steve Dawson — No Comments ↓

You might or might not remember that 48-volt electrical systems were going to be the next big thing for cars around 15 years ago. There were real concerns that it would not be possible to power all the on-board electrical…

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The Extra Mile: September

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Victor Harman

We seem to have reached something of a critical point in diesel fuel economy, with a good number of smaller diesel cars now offering EC combined figures of around 80mpg.

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