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Use screenwash – or risk Legionnaires’ Disease

Adding Screenwash stops Legionella bacterium To be entirely truthful, the risk isn’t huge. There are probably less than 500 cases a year of Legionnaires’ Disease in the UK, but new research points to a likely cause for an unpleasant infection for which the source of infection often goes undiscovered. The Health Protection Agency has been checking out findings that professional drivers were the group mostly at risk – five times more likely to contract Legionnaires’ disease – and have been looking at why.

Toyota to showcase Yaris Hybrid-R concept at Frankfurt auto show

Toyota is going high performance for the Frankfurt motor show. The company is bringing a smoking-hot version of its Yaris compact called the Yaris Hybrid-R. Toyota says it combines the technology of its hybrids and the engineering of its racing prototype, the TS030.

America trialling solar-powered roads

Solar Roadways After glow-in-the-dark road markings proved to be a bit of a flop when the paint washed away in the rain, experts are now experimenting with solar-powered motorways. A small, family-owned American company based in Idaho called Solar Roadways has created a short section of road that uses the sun’s energy to power nearby buildings, as well as electric cars. If the solar-powered roads are adopted worldwide, it could put an end to the range-anxiety commonly associated with electric vehicles.