Opel’s 5-door hatchback Astra 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX now has better fuel efficiency, thanks to the introduction of an optional Start/Stop system. The new technology, which combines with a number of ...

Opel revealed today two new models to its line-up: the ecoFlex version for the Corsa->ke1594 and Astra->ke1220. With a CO2 emissions of just 109 (Corsa 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX) and 119 g/km (Astra 1.7 CDTI ...

In the holiday movie "The Grinch," makeup artists are reported to have spent several hours each day encasing Jim Carrey's face with prosthetics to create the iconic grumpy, green-furred creature. Such ...

Multi-axis stretchable force and movement sensors can be too stretchy, allowing measurement in one axis to produce errors in another. At least, that is the finding of Yokohama National University. The ...

They’ve been commonplace on cars for a few years, but the eco badge has only recently started to migrate across to vans. Vauxhall is the latest with the Vivaro Ecoflex, which is just one of a string ...

It’s become a must for car manufacturers to have a green brand, a series of models brought together under a convenient banner indicating that they are the greenest, most environmentally friendly cars ...

Vauxhall has done a fantastic job of upping the Insignia’s efficiency. Not only are the fuel economy and CO2 emissions better than those of its arch-rival, the Mondeo ECOnetic, but it trumps the Ford ...

Ecoflex technology, available in electrified mortise locks from ASSA ABLOY Group brands CORBIN RUSSWIN and SARGENT, represents a significant innovation in door opening technology. The Ecoflex ...

BASF has completed a 60,000-metric-ton expansion of its Ecoflex plant in Ludwigs­hafen, Germany, that boosts capacity there to 74,000 metric tons per year. Ecoflex is a biodegradable plastic made from ...

BASF's expanded production site for its biodegradable Ecoflex plastics has started operations, boosting annual capacity by 60,000 tonnes from 14,000 to 74,000 tonnes/yr. In conjunction with this new ...