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Where’s the end of the Rainbow? On the M25 in Surrey!

Rainbow end on the M25 in Surrey (© Janice M Thomas 2011) The end of the rainbow is the stuff of mythology; the place where leprechauns hide their pot of gold. Or so legend tells us. But the truth – as is almost always the case with myth and legend – is rather more prosaic.

Driving the Chevy Volt isn't special, and that's good

We've had our first taste of the drive system under development for General Motors' pioneering Chevrolet Volt, piloting a test mule based on the Chevrolet Cruze at the company's Warren (Mich.) Technical Center, and it left us hungering for more. Yes, it's an electric car, but mostly, it's a car--one you could imagine driving every day without feeling as if you were engaged in a lab experiment. Frank Weber, vehicle line executive for the Volt, gets his nose out of joint if you call the drive system a hybrid.

Land Rover Discovery: One million Discos and an 8,000 mile road trip to Beijing

Land Rover Discovery - off on an 8,000 mile road trip to Beijing Land Rover are celebrating the millionth Discovery with a 50-day, 8,000 mile road trip to Beijing aiming to raise £1 million for the Red Cross. The Land Rover Discovery has now hit the impressive 1,000,000 production mark, with the millionth Discover rolling off the production line at Solihull today. And Land Rover are pushing out the boat to celebrate with a 50-day, 8,000 mile trip to Beijing and aiming to raise £1 million for the Red Cross and Red Crescent in the process.