FIRST LOOK BMW CONCEPT ACTIVE E

BMW has moved another step closer to its first plug-in production car.

Bomber's father warned he was a risk

WASHINGTON: As FBI agents charged Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, from Nigeria, with attempting to destroy Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam, authorities were confronting an uncomfortable reality - their suspect had boarded an aircraft despite warnings from his father, a former Nigerian economics minister, that his son had adopted extremist views.

Council to block new apartments

MARIBYRNONG council is opposing a large apartment block development in Yarraville because it is dangerously close to the Mobil fuel terminal.

The next step up

I HAVE to kick off by coming clean. My first taste test of the fourth-generation Toyota LandCruiser Prado was hardly the outback expose or rigorous city run we usually try to impose on a crucial new four-wheel-drive model.

Who's the greenest of them all?

Impressive mileage figures on low or no-emission vehicles hide a minefield of inconsistencies, writes RICHARD BLACKBURN.

Head to head: NISSAN PATROL ST V TOYOTA LANDCRUISER GXL

TOYOTA LANDCRUISER GXL

Model Watch V8 Holdens Put On Fuel Diet

IN A fast-changing world, Holden is set to introduce fuel-saving technology on its big V8s that effectively turns them into four-cylinder engines.

Falcon Shuts Lid On Fuel Cap Locks

Lack of a lockable fuel cap increases the risk of tampering or theft by siphoning, writes Steve Colquhoun.

Radio

Rear Vision, 8.35pm, Radio National: Even fans of Top Gear and Jeremy Clarkson's gas-guzzling monsters must wonder why society's 100-year obsession with the automobile - particularly in the US, where big has always been better - has seldom embraced any restraint. The Bugatti Veyron's tyres will fail after 15 minutes at 400 kmh but it is comforting to know that the car's fuel tank runs dry after only 12. Brilliant. Now, as fuel economy and efficiency become crucial to human survival, a look in the ...

Fuel Woes Prompt Soil Tests

AN eight-tonne pile of soil is being investigated for fuel contamination and possible environmental damage at Jamberoo.

Emotions Inflamed On Fuel Tank

A TELSTRA plan to build a fuel tank in a residential area has angered Cardiff residents, who say the tank would be a safety hazard.