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DriveStop (image) is...

DriveStop (image) is being used at forecourts to prevent motorists driving off without paying. It"s the brainchild of Jaginder Singh Mudhar from Wednesbury, West Mids, who said: "Drive-offs cost ÷£24.6million a year, and are second only to credit card fraud."



The initiative is expected...

The initiative is expected to be rolled out across dealers in time for September"s new 55 registration and, although voluntary, all the makers have signed up to it. Cars will be graded according to C02 emissions and categorised into six coloured bands - similar to the system used for fridges. This information will be displayed in the windscreen, along with data such as likely annual fuel costs.


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With looks inspired...

With looks inspired by the Brera coupé, the two-door convertible is the long-awaited successor to the current drop-top, which dates back to 1996.

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Electric cars will soon...

Electric cars will soon sport standardised plug sockets ò€“ but whose version will be picked? European and US car firms are set to battle it out.

A prototype ò€˜one size fits allò€™ plug for European manufacturers was due to be unveiled on Monday by German energy firm RWE. But US makers last week agreed to start working together on their own rival version.

Creating national networks of recharging points for all-electric vehicles is a long-held aim for many green campaignersÒ  ò€“ and a standard connection would bring it closer to reality.

The RWE plug has been endorsed by makers including VW, BMW, Ford, Toyota and Fiat, as well as power companies E.ON, EDF and nPower. But at a meeting in Detroit last week, the US-based Society of Automotive Engineers agreed to set up a task force to work on its own connector. The SAE J1772 plug has been backed by GM, and could be used on the Chevrolet Volt, which is due in 2011. Any standard plug would need to supply power in varying voltages for different areas.




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