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Cabbie trials smartphone-only payment

A LONDON cab driver has become the first to accept payment only from a mobile phone app as part of a new trial. Ian Cable will only accept payment via the Barclays PingIt app during the five-day trial, following on from also being the first cabbie to use chip and pin as a form of payment back in 2004. "I am very excited to take part in this trial,” said Mr Cable.

2011 Aston Martin Virage & Virage Volante revealed

The Aston Martin Virage Volante With the (probably) most important motor show of the year looming – and the major ‘Home’ show in the traditionalal sense for all European car makers – the reveals are coming thick and fast. Having already had Jaguar’s XKR-S this morning, we now get a pair of all new Aston Martins – the Aston Martin Virage Coupe and Aston Martin Virage Volante. Lots of tradition Aston Martin ‘V’ words all at once.

Nissan Renault have sold 100,000 electric cars

Nissan Renault have sold 100,000 electric cars like the Renault Zoe (pictured) Nissan Renault are the only mainstream car maker to have embraced the idea that the electric car is the future, so they’ve been busy building and marketing their EV offerings for a couple of years and have now reached a sales milestone – 100,000 EVs sold. It sounds a lot, but in terms of worldwide car sales it’s a drop in the ocean. Still, it’s an important milestone nonetheless.