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£5000 electric car grants to cut a quarter off EV price

British motorists will qualify for grants lopping a quarter off the price of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen cars – up to a maximum of £5000 discount – the Government confirmed this week. The Office for Low Emissions Vehicles, which launched six months ago, said the new grants would come into force from January 2011 as part of a £230 million low-carbon car incentive programme. Car buyers will qualify for the Plug-In Car Grant from an approved list of low-carbon cars.

BMW X6 M50d gets a second video tease

BMW X6 M50d - Video Tease 2 with talking heads The BMW X6 M50d – BMW’s diesel-powered M car – gets a second video tease today, this time with talking heads. The BMW X6 M50d – or whatever convoluted moniker BMW decides to attach toi their diesel-powered M X6 – is certainly getting the full force of the BMW new product tease machine. Ignoring the real leaks about a diesel-powered X6, we’ve already had one video tease for the new X6 M50d, with the X6 blatting around mountain roads with the important bits blurred out.

1967 Ford Mustang convertible body added to parts catalog

Fans of the 1967 Ford Mustang convertible don't have to wait until they find one stashed in a barn or hiding in a used-car lot to live the dream--they can build one. Ford has added the body shell of the '67 Mustang convertible to its catalog of licensed restoration parts. It is the fourth classic Mustang body to be offered by Ford.