Articles by

Jo Borrás

FIRE RISK: Ford Tells 200,000 SUV Owners to Park Outside

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Jo Borrás

Ford is telling owners of some of its most popular, current, internal combustion powered SUVs to park their vehicles outside after a series of engine fires that happened even when the ignition switches were off.

Electric tundra buggy makes Canadian eco-tourism that much greener

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Jo Borrás

Thousands of eco-tourists travel to the community of Churchill, Manitoba every year to catch a glimpse of the vulnerable polar bears that convene along the shallow waters of Hudson Bay. Perhaps surprisingly, the “Tundra Buggy” that takes these nature-loving tourists out onto the ice has been diesel-powered … until now.

Valais, Switzerland pulls plug on hybrid incentives, should the rest of the world follow?

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Jo Borrás

Citing a report which found hybrid cars offered negligible emissions and fuel consumption advantages when tested on Switzerland’s Alpine roads, one Swiss region has decided to “pull the plug” on subsidies – even calling the claims of hybrids’ environmental advantages a “con.”