BMW has entered the race to bring a mass-market electric car to the showrooms, by as soon as 2013. In July 2010 the German car maker told assembled media at a plant outside Munich that battery technology had ”reached the point where it really makes sense to drive electric.”
Bold Berlin creates vibrant post-Wall tourist draw
Photo – Brandenburg Gate, by GHD Berlin has boomed since the two halves, East and West, were joined after the fall of the Wall in 1989. Sharp new shops, bars, restaurants, cafes and clubs have sprung up over drab wastelands. The bold creations in Europe’s most vibrant architectural capital stand alongside restored old landmarks. I took… Continue reading →
Chris Huhne calls for 'meaningful' carbon price
photo credit: Colin Gregory Palmer 25/06/2010 UK Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne is calling for a “meaningful price” to be placed on carbon in order to stimulate low carbon investment. – http://tinyurl.com/2bp5udm Addressing to the UK Energy Summit, Mr Huhne said that the UK has “enormous potential” in terms of renewable energy generation,… Continue reading →
Zippy new train speeds up Canterbury tales
Episodes of classic UK children’s TV shows including Bagpuss are to be shown via iTunes. The writer pays a visit to the home of the cat’s creator, Britain’s tranquil cathedral city in Kent
Continue reading →Look into the eyes of the world’s most famous lady
There are two ways to go eyeball to eyeball with the Statue of Liberty. One is to hire a helicopter and hope you get close enough to the face of the 151 foot high statue before twitchy New York security hauls – or shoots – you out of the sky.
The other is to visit a museum in the little town of Colmar, in the Alsace region of France, where you may gaze at leisure into the formidable features of the most recognizable effigy on earth, in the definitive, person-sized scale model.She is the fullest expression of the traditional alliance between France and the USA.
Continue reading →Re-using elec car batteries a game changer?
Car batteries could be used to store excess solar energy The high cost of powerful lithium-ion batteries electric cars run on could be offset their cost by earning money for their owners, reports Helen Knight in New Scientict. Electricity companies and car makers are looking at using electric cars to store power for the grid (say, on… Continue reading →