New York taxis may be coloured the most cheer-you-up buttercup yellow, but lift the bonnet on the new model and you will find the brightest shade of green. New York’s new cabs will do double the mileage of the existing model and, from 2017, there will be a version able to run solely on electricity…. Continue reading
Duke of Cambridge hauls in the green plaudits
Any pub called the Duke of Cambridge will have been basking in fame-by-association since Royal Wedding Day. They will be picking up trade from casual, impulse visitors as long as the rosy glow of that glittering occasion lasts. But what if the namesake pub already has a menu to boast about? Carrying the new title… Continue reading →
Slow start for electric car revolution
There’s been a slow start to the UK’s electric car revolution. 534 electric vehicles (EVs) were registered to the government’s plug-in car grant during the first quarter of 2011. So far, 213 have been delivered, mainly Nissan Leafs. UK government junior transport minister Norman Baker revealed the figures to Parliament. A government-funded incentive scheme, paying… Continue reading →
Pint sized county offers a magnum of a visit
The ospreys are back on Rutland Water, home to the first of these magnificent fishing birds to breed in England for 150 years. 2010 was the most successful breeding year since the birds returned in 1994, and the team caring for them have high hopes for 2011. They observe them from their arrival from… Continue reading →
Driving the electric car to a better place
One of the most interesting electric car initiatives so far is about to start, first in Israel, then, a little later, in Denmark. From from this summer people will be able to buy a purpose-built Renault electric car with a range of about 100 miles. When the battery is running low, they simply drive… Continue reading →
Doctor Who where? It's probably Cardiff
“Blink and you’re dead. Don’t turn your back. Don’t look away. And don’t blink. Good Luck.” Keeping that cheerful advice from David Tennant in mind, I’m ready to eyeball a strong candidate for the scariest character in the whole 48 years of Doctor Who. The statues outside one of the Cardiff University buildings, were some… Continue reading →