The arrival of more affordable electric cars in 2011 will mark the start of what could be still quite a slow shift to cleaner and more environmentally sound transport. In the meantime, or as an alternative, anybody planning to buy a new car has a growing choice of conventional diesel and petrol-driven models which achieve roughly… Continue reading
Posts by Gareth Huw Davies
24-hour play in supercharged city in the desert
This supercharged city in the desert is all outrageous high life, 24-hour play, bright lights, shows and spectacle, with just a little gambling. And in 2010 the Entertainment Capital of the World is a bit more affordable, with even the best hotels cutting their prices. This my list of things to do in and around… Continue reading →
Car manufacturer starts campaign to improve UK air quality
The pressing global imperative of driving down CO2 emissions is now accepted by the motor industry. But while enormous energy was devoted to that campaign by environmentalists, a more immediate threat has been insidiously creeping back along the pavements of busy town and city streets. The pollutants issuing from the tail pipes of petrol and… Continue reading →
Select escape destination on the Med opens up
Antibes. Photo – Gareth Huw Davies Antibes and Juan-les-Pins, twin resorts on the Mediterranean, have been a select escape destination for the titled, the talented and the just plain super-rich for many years. It’s the crucible of jazz in Europe, the birthplace of watersking and a serene setting for painters. Now, with Nice airport close… Continue reading →
Toyota and Tesla Motors testing electric car
Tesla Roadster photo credit: exfordy Toyota and Tesla Motors have built and are testing an electric car, just months after they announced they would collaborate. In May Toyota said it was investing $50 million in the electric car maker Tesla. Building Toyota electric vehicle (EV) prototypes with Tesla power trains has been undertaken quickly and… Continue reading →
BMW works on mass-market electric car
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.”