Motoring

By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com CAR DESIGNERS are currently probing new ways to avoid one of the most dangerous hazards of night driving; drowsiness and falling asleep at the wheel. To

By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com JAPANESE CAR manufacturer Honda is the first to start the commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle. The new vehicle called the FCX Clarity,

features@algarveresident.com CARAMULO MOTORFESTIVAL, the International Festival of Classic and Sports Automobiles, is due to take place on September 5, 6 and 7, in Caramulo in the county of Tondela, northern

features@algarveresident.com ALL CARS in Portugal could be made to have electronic registration chips in future after a majority vote by the ruling Socialist party approved the measure last month. These

By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com LOULÉ CÂMARA has put a project out to public tender for the renovation of several stretches of road in the council, representing an estimated total investment

features@algarveresident.com By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@the-resident.com THE PRODUCTION of an electric car in Portugal will have little or no beneficial impact for the Portuguese economy, say critics. Much trumpeted recent negotiations

By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s Transport Committee has voted in favour of a draft directive that will see drivers who commit offences while in other countries, caught and

features@algarveresident.com VOLKSWAGEN’S TIGUAN has taken over the Toyota RAV4 as the best selling SUV (sport utility vehicle) in Europe. With 34,179 vehicles sold between January and the end of May,

features@algarveresident.com FOLLOWING LAST year’s success, the Red Bull Air Race World Series will be returning to Portugal this year between September 6 and 7. Entry to the event, which will

By: ELOISE WALTON features@algarveresident.com THE NEW Ford KA will be featuring in the latest James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, as the ride of Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko. The Ka