A small US start-up company recently pulled in big media interest for its electric motorbikes when two employees rode the zero emission vehicles from Detroit to Washington, DC, and earned their boss a meeting with the US energy secretary. The current model does 45 miles — enough for many commuters. The next “game changing” model will do 100 miles on a charge. Here’s a roundup.
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Why pay more at the pump?
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 →
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 →
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.”
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 →