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BMW’s award-winning and cleanest car currently on sale in the UK now has another accolade. A BMW 116d EfficientDynamics five-door Hatchback entered into the RAC Future Car Challenge 2012 achieved an outstanding103mpg over the 64-mile Brighton to London route, winning the Best Internal Combustion Engine class in the process.

Axeon has congratulated Jaguar Land Rover after its Jaguar XJ_e plug-in hybrid advanced research project won two awards at last weekend’s RAC Future Car Challenge. The Jaguar XJ_e uses a 12.3kWh battery pack from Axeon to drive a 69kW motor, in conjunction with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine.

Jaguar Land Rover showcases and tests low carbon technologies at the third annual RAC Future Car Challenge with three vehicles participating Jaguar XJ_e experimental Plug-in Hybrid engineering research vehicle is awarded ‘Most Energy Efficient Luxury Car Prototype’ and ‘Technical Panel’s Award of Merit’ 1.2-litres of petrol and approximately 11kWh of electricity used over a 63 […]

The leading global authority on vehicle fuel economy is entering the RAC Future Car Challenge. The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) which brings together major international experts on fuel economy is sponsoring and taking part in the Brighton to London low fuel event.

The Royal Automobile Club is delighted to be hosting the 2012 annual Celebration of Motoring with the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, the RAC Future Car Challenge and the Regent Street Motor Show.

Entries for the third annual RAC Future Car Challenge, which takes place on Saturday 3 November, are now being invited and for this year there are even more opportunities for manufacturers to get involved with the Challenge and events linked to it, such as the Regent Street Motor Show. The event, which is owned by […]

LEAF costs just £1.83 to complete the 60-mile Brighton to London RAC Future Car Challenge route Independent results show LEAF as being twice as energy efficient as its closest rivals Future Car Challenge enables motorists to compare power train efficiency on an equal basis The 100% electric Nissan LEAF won two major awards at the […]

The all-electric, zero-emission Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL has won the coveted accolade of “Most energy efficient light commercial vehicle (in production)” at the 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge.

Vehicle planned for new electric car club awarded ‘Most Energy Efficient Light Commercial Vehicle’ in RAC Future Car Challenge Elektromotive, the UK’s leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) recharging posts, has been chosen to meet the recharging infrastructure requirements for Brighton’s first electric car club.

Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid wins best overall plug-in hybrid category on debut in the 2011 RAC Future Car Challenge First European drive of the production-ready vehicle ahead of its 2012 introduction Average fuel consumption 94.2mpg recorded on 60-mile Brighton to London route Toyota FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell vehicle also back in action Toyota’s Prius Plug-in […]