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The Brighton to London Eco-Rally was a breeze for the Polo Bluemotion - it could've started in Geneva without needing to re-fuel. What Car? associate editor Roger Stansfield put the new car to the test and it passed with flying colours, beating its official combined fuel economy figure. More...

Join What Car? reporters as they go head-to-head in the Eco-Rally to see which of their cars, a Fiat 500 and VW Polo Bluemotion, can get closest to its mpg figure. Gentlemen… turn off your air-conditioning, lights, stereo…
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Mini-E at the Eco-rally

The British government body that exists to promote business innovation in technology announced yesterday that a consortium led by BMW Group will be supported by a proportion of a £25m fund, enabling the MINI E to be introduced and tested on British roads by a mixture of private, corporate and public sector drivers before the end of 2009. More...

Zero emission Mitsubishi iMIEV

Without good design - that which raises the emotions, and gets us all fired up - how do we hope to encourage the sorts of numbers needed to switch to sustainable living, to really make a difference? Aspiration and style play key roles in getting us to make the switch to a better cleaner way of living.
- Oliver Heath, eco-designer

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Electric vehicles line up at the Eco-rally finish line

Forty-five low carbon vehicles were on display at City Hall, half of which took part in this year's Eco-Rally. 90% are from the world's major car brands and many of the cars and/or components are designed and built in Britain. The remainder are British innovation firms.

The cars were driven by a diverse range of familiar faces including magicians, comedians, designers, politicians and authors.

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one shared car typically equals ten privately-owned cars

A car club provides its members with quick and easy access to a car for short term hire. Members can make use of car club vehicles as and when they need them. All you need to do is... More...

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Zipcar is the world's largest car club company.

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Just opposite the fish & chips along Madeira Drive, Paul Johanssen really entered into the spirit of the Brighton to London Eco-Rally by filling his diesel-engined Lupo on cooking oil. He was awarded the affordability prize (Navman S90i satnav) for demonstrating one of the easiest and cheapest way to avoid fossil fuels. More...

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