Media Releases



  • Government’s biofuels strategy ‘doomed to failure’

    The government’s biofuels strategy will do little to decrease New Zealand’s C02 emissions, while penalising poorer drivers due to higher fuel costs, according to the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.

    Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson said today:

    “The bulk of New Zealand’s C02 emissions come from transport and the farming sector, especially the dairy industry. Any strategy that doesn’t result in fewer wasted car trips and reduced C02 emissions from the dairy industry is doomed to failure.”

  • Facts on biofuels, with references

    Many current biofuels use more energy to create than they give out; that is, the amount of energy used in growing, fertilising, harvesting and processing most crops generally exceeds the energy produced from the biofuel. And much of the energy used in this process comes from oil.

  • Facts on biofuels, with references

    Many current biofuels use more energy to create than they give out; that is, the amount of energy used in growing, fertilising, harvesting and processing most crops generally exceeds the energy produced from the biofuel. And much of the energy used in this process comes from oil.

  • Hydrogen cars are “fantasy technology”

    BMW’s hydrogen-powered limousine is nothing more than “fantasy technology,” according to the car buyer’s Dog & Lemon Guide (BMW’s release is below).

    Dog & Lemon Guide editor Clive Matthew-Wilson said today:

    “BMW’s hydrogen-powered car looks great on a video clip, but it’s basically a cynical public relations stunt using a discredited alternative fuel.”

  • Hydrogen cars are “fantasy technology”

    BMW’s hydrogen-powered limousine is nothing more than “fantasy technology,” according to the car buyer’s Dog & Lemon Guide (BMW’s release is below).

    Dog & Lemon Guide editor Clive Matthew-Wilson said today:

    “BMW’s hydrogen-powered car looks great on a video clip, but it’s basically a cynical public relations stunt using a discredited alternative fuel.”

  • Safety expert backs calls to pull Falcon tv ad

    Land Transport New Zealand’s new $2million anti-speeding advertisement is an expensive waste of money and should be scrapped, according to one of New Zealand’s leading road safety campaigners.

    Clive Matthew-Wilson, editor of the car buyer’s Dog & Lemon Guide, says that the new ad, which shows a middle-aged man flipping a Ford Falcon onto its roof, is both inaccurate and misleading.

  • Safety expert backs calls to pull Falcon tv ad

    Land Transport New Zealand’s new $2million anti-speeding advertisement is an expensive waste of money and should be scrapped, according to one of New Zealand’s leading road safety campaigners.

    Clive Matthew-Wilson, editor of the car buyer’s Dog & Lemon Guide, says that the new ad, which shows a middle-aged man flipping a Ford Falcon onto its roof, is both inaccurate and misleading.

  • Expert rejects electric cars

    Electric cars are not a miracle cure for our transport needs, says the car buyer’s Dog & Lemon Guide.

    Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson said today:

    “Electric cars simply don’t make economic or environmental sense. They’re plagued by the same problems that have dogged them since the early days of motoring: high cost, limited range and the constant need for recharging.”

  • Expert rejects electric cars

    Electric cars are not a miracle cure for our transport needs, says the car buyer’s Dog & Lemon Guide.

    Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson said today:

    “Electric cars simply don’t make economic or environmental sense. They’re plagued by the same problems that have dogged them since the early days of motoring: high cost, limited range and the constant need for recharging.”

  • Expert debunks ‘energy myths’

    The world isn’t about to run out of oil, hydrogen is useless as an energy source and biofuels are wrecking the environment.

    These are just three of the claims made by the car buyer’s Dog & Lemon Guide in an article called ‘Five myths about energy’, released to the media today. The article’s claims are backed by extensive references from sources such as the American National Academy of Sciences

    Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson described the article as “a reality check on the emperor’s new clothes”.

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