British firm develops ultra-quiet bioelectric hybrid aircraft

A hybrid plane designed by a British company will be ready for commercial flights in 2026 and it is hoped there will be a fleet of 300 operational by the end of the decade.  Faradair, a company based in Cirencester, is working on its bio-electric aircraft (Beha) which will be capable of reaching speeds of … Read more

Hybrid robot can ‘hear’ electrical signals using a dead locust’s ear in a world’s first experiment

A robot has heard sounds through the ear of a dead locust in a world’s first experiment that uses the Ear-on-a-Chip method to create a long-lasting sensory device. A team from Tel Aviv University announced their new ‘Ear-bot’ that replaces an electronic microphone in a bio-hybrid robot with the insect’s ear, allowing the machine to … Read more

ROSS CLARK: What a shocker… or why your new hybrid car isn’t nearly as green as you thought 

ROSS CLARK: Motorists who splashed out on a hybrid car are feeling that they’ve been sold a pig in a poke How ironic that the word ‘hybrid’ is derived from the Latin for the offspring of a wild boar and a tame sow. Because right now many motorists who splashed out on a hybrid car … Read more

Vehicles: Hybrid cars can use FOUR TIMES more fuel than makers claim

Plug-in hybrid electric cars can use four times more fuel than makers claim, costing owners an average of £462 per year more than expected, Which? has warned.  The consumer watchdog tested 22 popular hybrid models over 62 miles (100km) and found that they had all been advertised with unrealistic fuel efficiency figures. On average, hybrid cars … Read more

All new Fords sold from mid-2026 will be electric or plug-in hybrid

Ford, the UK’s most popular car brand, has announced today that its entire passenger vehicle line-up in Europe will be electric or plug-in hybrid by mid-2026 and in 2030 will be all-electric only. The US brand’s statement of intent comes just days after Britain’s biggest car maker, Jaguar Land Rover, made its commitment to dump … Read more

The £185K Artura is McLaren’s new planet-preserving hybrid supercar

British supercar firm McLaren today unleashed its first series-production 205mph electric-hybrid supercar, the Artura. Priced from £185,500, the two-seater super-lightweight plug-in hybrid will sprint from rest to 60mph in three seconds – and possibly fractionally less – subject to official validation. McLaren hailed it as the start of ‘a new chapter for the pioneering supercar … Read more

The £185K Artura is McLaren’s new planet-preserving hybrid supercar

British supercar firm McLaren today unleashed its first series-production 205mph electric-hybrid supercar, the Artura. Priced from £185,500, the two-seater super-lightweight plug-in hybrid will sprint from rest to 60mph in three seconds – and possibly fractionally less – subject to official validation. McLaren hailed it as the start of ‘a new chapter for the pioneering supercar … Read more

Which hybrid cars will be banned from 2035?

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Also referred to as: Plug-in hybrids Banned in: 2035 Example models: Ford Kuga PHEV, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Volkswagen Golf GTE, BMW 330e, Peugeot 508 PHEV. Plug-in Hybrids are seen as the stepping stone between petrol and diesel cars we’ve always known and battery electric vehicles. They use an internal combustion … Read more

Electric car jargon buster: Know your mild hybrid from your PHEV

The ban on the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars is set to come sooner than planned, with reports suggesting a new deadline could be announced this week. All new cars with internal combustion engines – including hybrids – were due to be prohibited from sale in 2040, in accordance with the Government’s Clean … Read more