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Lithium Sulphur on the Road by 2013

One of the companies I invested in last year, Oxis Energy, has just announced publicly a partnership with e-Bike manufacturer Whisper Bikesthat should see Lithium Sulphur rechargeable batteries hit the roads & be available for the public to buy for the first time in 2013. You can find the full press release here. The quick [...]

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Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

It looks like Lamborghini have done it again. I used to think that the Murciélago was one of the most beautiful cars ever designed – ignoring any sense of practicality! Now, they have unveiled the Aventador LP700-4. As the name suggests, this will be a 700 bhp, 6.5 litre V12 beast using a 7-speed ISR [...]

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2011 F1 Barcelona Testing Times

The F1 testing at Barcelona finished today, giving us a slightly clearer picture of the relative performance of the different cars and the new Pirelli tyres. In 2010, the fastest lap was a 1min20.4sec time set by Lewis Hamilton. The new Pirelli tyres appear to have significantly less grip, as well as much faster degradation. [...]

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Shayton Equilibrium Hypercar

If you’ve got a spare €million, there’s a new and extremely rare ‘hypercar’ available for you to stand out from the crowd of common-as-muck Bugatti Veyrons and similar. The Shayton Equilibrium will have in excess of 1000bhp and in my opinion, absolutely stunning design. Its like a Ferrari 458 and Lamborghini Murciélago had a child [...]

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Top 10 Fuel Efficient Cars

Here is a list of the most fuel efficient cars available in the UK today. It is interesting that the new generation of ‘green’ diesel engines are more fuel efficient than the high-tech hybrid cars from Toyota and Honda. I don’t think it will be long before the world see the first 100 miles per [...]

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