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Drivers feeling the squeeze on parking

MOTORISTS are feeling the squeeze on parking - with rising charges and fewer and smaller spaces, according to the RAC. As many as four in five drivers have reported increasing parking charges in towns and cities. And 67% of those drivers believed there was now less parking close to their town or city centre and that parking restrictions had become more stringent where they live.

Natural-gas-powered Honda Civic can stay in California carpool lane

Honda Civic GX drivers in California are smiling this week as they continue to have access to the high-occupancy-vehicle lane, even with just one person in the car. Even though one-occupant hybrid cars have lost access to the carpool lane, natural-gas-powered vehicles get to use it for another four years. Beginning on July 1, yellow-stickered partial hybrids were banned from HOV areas on the highways unless they carried the mandated number of people.

Porsche 918 Spyder (2013) final specifications and prices

Porsche told CAR it expected final 918 Spyders to produce more power and better economy than the test mules – and Stuttgart has delivered. Final specs for the V8 hybrid supercar have been released, and it's as quick as you'd hope (for £660,000...) Porsche's 918 Spyder: the vital stats: Engine: 4.6-litre V8, 600bhp @ 8600rpm, 390lb ft @ 6600rpm. Engine redline @ 9150rpmHybrid module: lithium-ion batteries, electric motors, 154bhpTotal power: 875bhpTransmission: Seven-speed dual-clutch, all-wheel drive (electric motor drives fronts, motor and engine drive rears)0-62mph: 2.8sec0-124mph: 7.9sec0-186mph: 23.0secTop speed: 211mphMPG (combined): 85.6mpgCO2: 79g/kmElectric-only driving range/top speed: 18 miles/93mphBattery charge time: four hours (25mins with optional Porsche Speed Charging Station)Weight: 1675kg (unladen), Weissach package cuts 35kg from kerbweightPrice: €781,155 (£661,000), without Weissach package / €853,155 (£720,400) with Weissach package Any other Porsche 918 Spyder news?