NOT TOO LONG AGO hydrogen was the flavour du jour of the alternative energy movement, with most of the world’s major carmakers scrambling to establish their own experimental hydrogen car programs.

Now the tables have turned, and the humble electric motor - which ironically was more popular than the internal combustion engine before the widespread discovery [...]

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Agreeing on an industry-wide standard can often be a long and drawn-out affair. We’ve seen it before with VHS vs Betamax, CD vs Minidisc and more recently with HD DVD and Blu-Ray.

Thankfully, the majority of the world’s biggest automakers have instead decided to bypass the squabbling and agree on a standardised type of charging plug [...]

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Since the invention of the ‘drivethru’, fast food and cars have been inextricably linked. However, it appears that Sweden’s numerous McDonald’s fast food outlets are about to deepen that relationship.  The McCompany has announced that charging stations for electric cars will be set up in several of its restaurant car parks across the country.

That’s right, [...]

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