The Northern Echo | Motoring & Transport http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/ The Northern Echo /features/eco/motoring/ en-gb Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:37:04 +0000 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:37:04 +0000 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/1096816/?type=rsslogo The Northern Echo | Motoring & Transport http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/ Spark of genius could make Tanfield into a world leader http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/2319198.Spark_of_genius_could_make_Tanfield_into_a_world_leader/?ref=rss The British motor manufacturing industry has been short of genuine world beaters in the past few years. But one company in the North-East may be about to change all that Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:04:00 +0100 2255d0d180aeae496ed5e83642b04935 Reducing the reliance on private vehicles http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/2319183.Reducing_the_reliance_on_private_vehicles/?ref=rss MORE than 50 places in Britain applied to the Government in 2004 to become a "sustainable transport development town" and receive funding to encourage its residents to walk, cycle or travel by bus. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:56:00 +0100 dc9163eb7111cdc65e0028416e5ae3b1 Dinky diesel makes frugal sense in city http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/2319146.Dinky_diesel_makes_frugal_sense_in_city/?ref=rss CREDIT crunch squeezing your finances? Need to make every precious drop of fuel stretch as far as possible? Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:53:00 +0100 9b9bcd5e2a0706ec8784611775f7a59c Save the earth and look good in ‘greenest car on the planet' http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/2319131.Save_the_earth_and_look_good_in____greenest_car_on_the_planet_/?ref=rss WITH millions of motorists facing a massive hike in road tax from next year as the Government tightens its grip on so-called gas-guzzlers, BMW's 1-series diesel looks an even more tempting buy than ever. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:50:00 +0100 06229e763a9e7b4b01e500612515dd14 Diet key to success of new Ibiza http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/2319120.Diet_key_to_success_of_new_Ibiza/?ref=rss CARS like the Toyota Prius are the trendy way to go green, but the SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive shows what can be done with careful use of conventional technology. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:46:00 +0100 963509f0b6ec08d44cbc23e1fe3ea967 Pioneering Prius still one of the coolest rides http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/eco/motoring/2319105.Pioneering_Prius_still_one_of_the_coolest_rides/?ref=rss Can you go green and still enjoy the drive? The Northern Echo’s motoring team – Nigel Burton and Matt Westcott – put four of the most ecologically-friendly cars to the test, starting with the Toyota Prius. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:40:00 +0100 e06ae9eb38073fd4b37e838f787fdfd4