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Scotland to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2050?

The Scottish government is aiming to ban all petrol and diesel cars from towns, cities and other communities by 2050. This is according to a new “Switched On Scotland” document, intended to serve as a ‘roadmap’ towards the future that encourages businesses and private motorists to swap to electric vehicles (EVs). On Bing: see pictures of electric vehicles Find out how much a used electric vehicle costs on Auto Trader The government will put its money where it’s mouth is here, by spending over £14 million in the next two years to purchase EVs in replacement of its current petrol and diesel fleet, and installing charging points at major buildings.

Win one of four Binatone sat-navs

By Ben Pulman Competitions 12 May 2008 13:51 Fancy a sat-nav to stop you getting lost as you tour the UK, Ireland or even Europe this summer? CAR Online has teamed up with Binatone to offer you the chance to win a new portable sat-nav system.Click here to enter our competitionWe’ve got four sat-navs to give away. First prize is an X430 with European mapping coverage worth £149.99 while three runners-up will each receive an X350 with UK/Ireland coverage worth £79.99.As standard both models feature full UK seven digit postcode search, UK safety camera positions, male or female voice guidance, thousands of POIs, plus 2D and 3D mapping.

Porsche Battery – a mere £1200

The rather expensive Porsche Lithium Ion Battery Car batteries have been roughly the same shape and size – and utilised basically the same lead-acid technology – for years. They’ve got better, as you no longer need to top them up with distilled water at regular intervals (I’m showing my age now), and they are less prone to going flat. But that probably has more to do with alternators replacing dynamos than the batteries themselves.