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ECC pulls out of ‘Spy-in-the-sky’ road charging trials

Essex County Council, in a show of uncommon common sense, has pulled out of trials for the new ‘Spy in the Sky’ road charging tax. Road pricing trials halted in Essex Secret trials of a new system to charge motorists by the mile were due to roll out in Essex, Leeds, North Yorkshire, Buckinghamshire, London, and Suffolk, trialing the technology that would enable the government to charge motorists based on where they drive and when they drive. But the whole trial has been put in doubt after ECC announced they were no longer prepared to take part.

Range Rover Evoque Convertible: Geneva 2012 UPDATED +Video

Range Rover Evoque Convertible unveiled at Geneva The Range Rover Evoque Convertible gets revealed – top down – at the Geneva Motor Show. Yes, we understand why Land Rover has decided to chop the top off the Evoque to come up with the Range Rover Evoque Convertible. It’ll sell in Surrey and Cheshire and in Chigwell and Brentwood (since TOWIE Brentwood has become chav central).

Porsche 918 Spyder takes on the Nurburgring

Porsche has taken their concept hybrid supercar – the 918 Spyder – to the Nurburgring to set a time – 7 minutes 14 seconds. But a hybrid halo doesn’t have to mean poor performance, a point Porsche has proved by taking the 918 Spyder to the Nurburgring to set a lap time. The Porsche 918 Spyder can deliver a total of 759bhp from its race-derived V8 and two electric motors which, although less than the likely power available to the F70 of P1, is still a significant amount of get up and go.