CAR TALK
Zipcar tries out Vauxhall Amperas
Car sharing club Zipcar is trialling Vauxhall Amperas in London over the next six months as part of a pilot scheme. The extended range electric car – which emits just 27g/km of CO2 and returns 235.4mpg – can run on electricity only for up to 50 miles. Five London boroughs – Camden, Croydon, Islington, Wandsworth and Westminster – all have a brightly liveried Ampera available to drive.
1.6 litre Kia C’eed on sale from June
The new Kia C’eed will cost from £14,395 when it goes on sale in June. Available with two petrol and two turbodiesel engines, the 1.6-litre CRDi model is the most economical, with a claimed mileage of 76.3mpg and CO2 emissions of 97g/km. As you can see, the new model has a more athletic and sporty appearance than before. It is also longer and lower.
MoT exemption
If you keep a garage at home you’ll be pleased to hear that classic cars and motorcycles built before 1960 are to be exempted from the MoT test. According to the DfT this is because classic and historic vehicles are usually well looked after and have a much lower accident and MoT failure rate than newer vehicles. The new law will take effect from 18th November.