Passion for the environment prevails as $500,000 in grants and scholarships awarded to teens

From Hawaii to New York, student teams were honored for their innovative environmental programs and rewarded with a total of $500,000 in scholarships and grants.

Two Grand Prize winners earned $30,000 each, and eight First Place

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Van of the Year for Ford Transit tops five awards for market leader from Vans A2Z

Ford commercial vehicles picked-up five trophies at the annual awards presented by independent website Vans A2Z. The four category wins were topped with Ford Transit being named overall Van of the Year 2012.

Vans A2Z is a free-to-use site providing a fully

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Falken plans key upgrades for its Porsche 997 GT3 R ahead of 2012 VLN and Nurburgring 24 Hours

Falken Motorsports’ Porsche 997 GT3 R race car is to receive a number of key updates ahead of its 2012 campaign. Factory sanctioned upgrades including a switch to paddle shift gearbox and softer front anti roll bar are being fitted together with an engine upgrade

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Land Rover designs Born Free Lion for Pride of Cape Town, South Africa

Land Rover and Born Free are collaborating together for the Pride of Cape Town - a major public arts event that will see a fantastic pride of fifty life-size lion sculptures prowling South Africa's V & A Waterfront, in aid of international wildlife charity and Land Rover's Global

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Win £750 worth of genuine Suzuki accessories

Suzuki GB is offering £750 worth of free, genuine accessories to one lucky winner, in a new online competition hosted on the brand’s Facebook page.

Running until the end of April, the competition offers Suzuki owners the chance to add that personal touch to

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Tough new Isuzu D-Max pick-up: Prices and specification announced ahead of Commercial Vehicle Show debut

Isuzu UK has announced prices and specifications for the all-new Isuzu D-Max pick-up, ahead of its UK premiere at the Commercial Vehicle Show (24-26 April at NEC, Birmingham).

On sale from June 2012, the tough new Isuzu D-Max will be available with four specification levels

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Cranage Haulage Ltd upgrade to Euro-5 with new Volvo FH16-600 6x4 tractor

When Holmes Chapel, Cheshire-based heavy haulage specialist Cranage Haulage Ltd were looking to upgrade to a productive, new Euro-5 emissions compliant truck to meet the 2012 London Low Emission Zone requirements, they opted for a Volvo FH16-600 double-drive

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Abarth planning to support Goodwood Aviation Show during Festival of Speed

Sports car brand Abarth could be taking to the skies as well as the tracks at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, after a proposed agreement with the famous event’s Aviation Show.

It demonstrated the potential tie-in last week (March 14) at the Festival’s

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BTCC announces a big start to its new turbocharged season

The Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has unveiled a 25-car entry for its 2012 season, with 24 of those due to take the grid for the first event – an increase on the number that started 12 months ago.

No fewer than ten different models from nine different makes –

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Electrifying fleet deal takes Citroen to Hollywood

Hollywood, Birmingham-based Status Heating has just taken delivery of its first Citroen C-Zero all-electric city car as part of its 2012 order for over 20 Citroen cars and vans. Status, a growing heating, plumbing and electrical installation company, runs a 72 strong

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Citroen C-Zero makes EV choice more affordable for UK buyers

Citroen UK has announced the next phase in its Electric Vehicle (EV) sales development programme. Key elements in this integrated plan for growth are; a significant OTR price reduction to just £21,216 after the Government’s £5,000 Plug-in Car Grant; a monthly

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