EasyJet is testing hybrid planes using hydrogen fuel cell technology to save fuel costs while cutting emissions and airport noise February 2, 2016 Budget airline EasyJet is testing out a new way to cut costs, using new technology to reduce the amount of fuel it uses and also helping the orange branded carrier become greener. Work will begin on creating hybrid planes with hydrogen fuel cells which can be used when taxiing along airport runways instead of engines. This activity takes up around 20 [...]
Lexus GS F review: the fast and furious GS F is an altogether different kind of Lexus January 14, 2016 If you think Lexus is all about holier-than-thou hybrids… you’re almost right. But, like the accountant who swaps his suit for suspenders at weekends, the Japanese carmaker has a naughty side. Meet the new GS F: a V8-engined super saloon that laughs in the face of rainforests. The ‘F’, in case you were wondering, stands [...]
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 review: an almost perfect tablet-laptop hybrid December 17, 2015 ★★★★★ A laptop-tablet hybrid, the Surface Pro 4 compresses the full and unfettered desktop version of the Windows 10 operating system into a sleek and A4-sized touchscreen. That means it runs proper, grown up Windows applications. You know, your executables and the like, the sort of things you double click on and do actual work with. [...]
In the market for disruption: SapientNitro chief executive Nigel Vaz on consumer expectations October 25, 2015 Most disruptive companies have certain characteristics in common. They adapt constantly to stay ahead of the curve, they are dedicated to digital and deliver excellent customer service. Nigel Vaz, global chief strategy officer and European chief executive of SapientNitro, likens such businesses to gryphons – mythical hybrids with the wings of an eagle and the [...]
Optimal climate for success: House of Kaizen’s David Shiell talks Australian luddism and CRO October 11, 2015 Over the last few years, conversion rate optimisation (CRO) has been seen as a silver bullet for a company wanting to leverage existing web traffic and increase revenues, at a relatively low price. CRO is about maximising an audience’s engagement with an advert, but the process itself is exceedingly complex, as David Shiell, chief executive [...]
VW emissions scandal: Will Volkswagen’s costly mistake put more alternative vehicles on London’s roads? October 1, 2015 With air quality pollution responsible for the deaths of 3,400 Londoners every year, action must be taken to clean up the capital’s roads by both policy makers and manufacturers. The emissions scandal has only heightened this crisis. Volkswagen has now revealed that nearly 1.2 million vehicles within the brand in the UK have been affected [...]
McWhopper 2.0: Burger King wants to make a mash-up with Denny’s, Wayback Burger, Krystal and Giraffas – and McDonald’s is still invited September 4, 2015 A new twist in the McWhopper tale: Burger King’s McWhopper PR stunt, which was immediately shut down by its rival McDonald’s has been resurrected, after several other fast food chains "begged" to collaborate on its Peace Day campaign, it said. Burger King had an innovative idea for Peace Day. The fast food company held out [...]
Meet the “McWhopper”: Burger King proposes joining forces with McDonald’s to create hybrid burger ending decades of rivalry on Peace Day August 26, 2015 Burger King is taking on the role of Frankenstein and wants to create a (delicious) monster hybrid burger combining the best bits of its Whopper and the McDonald's Big Mac – aka, the McWhopper. The burger chain has offered an olive branch to its rival, calling for them to join forces and create the burger [...]
Sainsbury’s share price edges up as it sells pharmacy business for £125m July 29, 2015 Shares in Sainsbury's rose 0.7 per cent to 261.1p after it announced a deal with the German owner of UK chain LloydsPharmacy to sell its pharmacy business for £125m. Read more: Growth at Co-op for the first time in a year as Tesco and Asda decline yet again As part of the deal, Celesio’s LloydsPharmacy will [...]
Air pollution is the scourge of the City: We all have a role to play in tackling it July 26, 2015 London’s air pollution is making thousands more people die early each year” and “time to transform London’s air quality” have been some of the more stark headlines in recent weeks. As air quality in London – and the impact on the health of the capital’s residents and workers – continues to pique the interest of [...]