Author: James Ruppert

Loves cars, especially old cheap ones. Drives a fossilised Land Rover and original Mini Cooper. Incredibly, has won awards for journalism and books.

Esso and DJ mark

DJ Mark Knight and Esso release F1™ inspired Sound of Synergy track

Right after a thrilling British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July, Esso partnered with British DJ Mark Knight to create the ‘Sound of Synergy’ – an exclusive electronic music track for the dancefloor, inspired by the sound of the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team’s Honda engine, which runs on Esso Synergy race fuel. Producer

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UPS Tevva trucks

Coming to a City near you low emission deliveries from UPS

UPS has introduced a new line of range-extended electric vehicles (REEVs) to its fleets serving Birmingham and Southampton, UK, to overcome the range limitations of pure electric vehicles within the logistics industry. The vehicles were developed in conjunction with electric vehicle specialists TEVVA and part-funded by The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and Innovate

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RAPID RESPONSE – HOW MEDICAL SAFETY REVOLUTIONISED MOTORSPORT

RAPID RESPONSE a fascinating documentary about the pioneering of safety and medical standards in motorsports, in UK cinemas from 6th September 2019. Rapid Response is a fast-paced documentary that tells the story of medical and safety professionals who refused to accept the high mortality rate among American race car drivers, fundamentally altering the history of

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SuperCarBlondie

Supercar Blondie Interview

Free Car Mag put a few questions to Global-trotting social influencer and super car fanatic, Alex Hirschi – aka Supercar Blondie. She is the star of a new television series, Car Crews with Supercar Blondie, which celebrates the most unusual cars, drivers and motoring cultures in America. When did you first get into cars and

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Bond Cars

James Bond Cars, Boats and Planes – Leasing Options have all the facts and stats

We love a bit of Bond at Free Car Mag and he’s been front and centre on our covers and in so many features over the years. Here is though a brilliant resource to occupy your lunchtime, or whenever you have a spare for minutes to check out what old Bond has been driving on

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EV Charging

Is it Petrol, Diesel, Battery? a car buyers first question says CitNOW

UK drivers now consider a car’s powertrain to be the most important factor during the purchasing process, according to new research by automotive video pioneer CitNOW. As buyers navigate a rapidly-changing automotive landscape, 43% of motorists now view the choice between petrol, diesel, hybrid and electric vehicles as the most important factor – overtaking how

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Zef ITV

Zef Eisenberg fronts new ITV4 ‘Speed Freaks’ show

Multiple world speed record holder, Zef Eisenberg to front brand new television show, aptly entitled ‘Speed Freaks’ to be aired on ITV4 early August. The 6-part TV series follows daredevil Zef Eisenberg as he scours the nation to meet fellow ‘Speed Freaks’ and glean essential engineering know-how from their incredible ‘franken machines’. Whether they’ve fitted

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Energy Harvester

Energy Harvester generates electricity from inside tyres

Technology could remove the need for batteries in automotive applications A new technology that could see tyres generate electricity whilst driving is being developed by engineers in Japan. Falken’s parent company, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, together with Professor Hiroshi Tani of Kansai University, have developed the Energy Harvester that takes advantage of the build up of

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