MPs warn they have ‘mountain to climb’ to meet deadline for banning sale of petrol and diesel cars

Ministers have a ‘mountain to climb’ if they are to hit the 2035 target for banning sales of all new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars, MPs have warned. Although progress has been made, ‘several barriers’ are preventing a ‘big bang’ of zero-emission car ownership, a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found. It … Read more

MPs warn they have ‘mountain to climb’ to meet deadline for banning sale of petrol and diesel cars

Ministers have a ‘mountain to climb’ if they are to hit the 2035 target for banning sales of all new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars, MPs have warned. Although progress has been made, ‘several barriers’ are preventing a ‘big bang’ of zero-emission car ownership, a report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has found. It … Read more

Electric car insurance: Are they cheaper to cover than petrol or diesel?

Cost of electric car cover reverses £75 in three months: ‘Green’ motors are cheaper to insure than petrol or diesel models – but the gap has narrowed Electric car insurance has fallen by average of £75 in beginning of 2021  This means they are cheaper to cover than petrol or diesel vehicles   There are savings … Read more

Vin Diesel admits he almost DROPPED OUT of the first Fast & Furious film because of its script

Vin Diesel came perilously close to missing out on the massively successful film franchise that made him a household name. The 53-year-old actor revealed that he nearly backed out of the first Fast & Furious film during an appearance on Entertainment Weekly‘s Binge podcast, released Friday. He admitted he had second thoughts about the heist … Read more

Single-use plastics are converted into FUEL for jets and diesel

Scientists have discovered a process to break hard-to-recycle plastics into ready-to-use fuel. The procedure combines two materials found in common household products to break down the plastic over just a few hours.  After the catalysts break the plastic into carbon molecules, hydrogen molecules are added to stabilize the results for use as jet and diesel … Read more

Vin Diesel teams up with Universal and Mattel Films for live-action Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots movie

Vin Diesel is getting in the ring with Universal Pictures, Mattel Films and a bunch of robots for an adaptation of the Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots game. Diesel, 53, has signed on to star in and produce a Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots movie through his One Race Films company, according to a press … Read more

DEBORAH ROSS: Balaclavas (yay!), garrottes – now we’re sucking diesel

Line Of Duty BBC1, Sunday Rating: Too Close ITV, Monday-Wednesday Rating: Leonardo Amazon Rating: I was not, apparently, the only one to faff about playing and pausing and pausing and playing – too far, go back, now a millisecond forward – to freeze the final frame of this week’s Line Of Duty.  I thought I … Read more

Diesel car drivers and all motorists in London being overcharged for fuel

The nation’s diesel car drivers and all motorists in London are currently paying over the odds for fuel, a new report from the AA claims.  The motoring group says those using diesel cars are being overcharged £1.50 per tank, with retailers charging 3p-a-litre more than for unleaded on average despite wholesale costs being almost equal. … Read more

Vin Diesel says late co-star Paul Walker had sent John Cena to meet him on set of upcoming film F9

Vin Diesel says late co-star Paul Walker had sent John Cena to meet him on the set of the upcoming action film F9: ‘I felt like he had sent him into the shrine’ By Sam Joseph Semon For Dailymail.com Published: 02:59 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 04:02 BST, 15 April 2021 Vin Diesel said … Read more

Petrol prices: Diesel and unleaded rise 12p a litre in just five months

Fuel prices accelerated in March for a fifth consecutive month, latest data shows.  The average price of petrol rose 2.7p-a-litre last month, pushing unleaded to an average of 126.28p.  Diesel prices have grown more steadily at 2.4p per litre in March, reaching 129.07p-a-litre on average. Simon Williams, the RAC’s spokesman on all things fuel related, … Read more