Category Archives: Motoring News

Volvo dedication to child safety celebrates 50 years

Volvo XC70 interior (2007)

Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) dedication to protecting the smallest and most vulnerable car occupants celebrates its 50-year anniversary in 2014. This ground breaking work started with the world’s first rear-facing child seat prototype in a PV544 back in 1964 – and the latest innovation is an Inflatable Child Seat Concept that is easily tucked away in a small bag when not in use.

Danny Jones: Boasting ambulance chaser loses job

Danny Jones, aA motorist who filmed himself closely following an ambulance in a bid to get ahead of other traffic has lost his job as a courier.

Angry cyclist shames fellow bikers – ‘Episode one’

Normally used to document the anti-social antics of drivers, one cyclist is using his helmet-mounted camera to record the rule breaking of his pedal-powered brethren.

Ferrari launches 12-year Power Warranty

Ferrari launches 12-year Power Warranty

Have you managed to save enough pennies for a new Ferrari 458 Italia, only to find yourself reluctant to take the plunge? Perhaps you’re fearing the ongoing cost of running such a thoroughbred supercar, you know, should things go wrong.

Stanford researchers: We Can Make Ethanol Without Corn

Stanford researchers: We Can Make Ethanol Without Corn

Could ethanol someday essentially be produced out of thin air? A group of scientists has published research in Nature detailing a new method of making ethanol out of carbon monoxide gas, instead of corn or sugarcane, Reuters reports.