One of the most popular events at this year’s British International Motor Show has been the Ford Smart Driving Challenge, which has been fully booked every day since last Friday.
Attendees at the event are treated to a smart driving lesson on the Ford stand helping them to improve fuel consumption. The Ford Focus ECOnetic model, which has CO2 emission levels of 98g/km and fuel economy of 76.3mpg, has become the centrepiece model for instructors from the Energy Saving Trust who teach drivers how to use smart driving techniques to potentially save as much as 25% on their fuel bills each year.
Indeed the green car theme continues with the Nissan Cube City car also falling under the spotlight at the event.
The vehicle boasts a battery-electric motor, and was originally scheduled to be released in Japan only. However, thanks to advances with lithium-ion batteries Nissan is planning to release an electric car in Europe within three years.
“European sales will start in 2011, and we would like to be mass producing electric cars – not just one or two hundred – by 2012,” said Nissan’s vice-president of product planning Pierre Loing.
“Nissan’s first-generation European electric vehicle will be able to seat four to five adults and have a range of 100 miles.”
Don’t forget you can still attend the British International Motor Show – the events continue until August 03 at the London ExCeL.
