30 Jul

The North American Solar Challenge - Racing the World’s Best Solar Powered Cars
Tags: , , ,

Details on this year’s North American Solar Challenge; a race in which entrants are expected to design, build and race their own solar powered cars.

30 Jul

The British International Motor Show Prepares for a Green Future
Tags: , , , ,

With the British International Motor Show due to start on the 23rd of July, a glimpse of the future for sustainable energy transport will be on show. A brief look.

30 Jul

The Future, Now - The Best in Hydrogen Powered Cars
Tags: , , ,

A look at the design of the hydrogen car and how it is developing.

16 Jul

Solar cars: Driving for a better environment
Tags: , ,

Solar cars are mainly used for racing, this article gives some insight into their development and their possibilities for the future.

11 Jul

Solar Vehicles – still a long way from the showrooms, but they’ve sure come a long way!
Tags: , , , , , ,

What’s so important about solar vehicles? This article seeks to shed some light on the cultures of change and open up an brief awareness of Who? What? and Where? is supporting a solar solution. And hopefully bring one piece of the progression of eco-alternatives to the surfaces of societies around the globe, through a market that would seem to be the least willing for change.

13 Jun

More Americans are Getting on their Bikes
Tags: , , , ,

It seems that the rising price of petrol in the United States is causing an increasing amount of commuters to leave their cars behind and pick up their bicycles.
Cycling systems established years ago are now being used more regularly in many major cities in the US such as Washington, Oregon, Chicago and Portland. The current [...]

09 Jun

Toyota Pushes Fuel Cell Car to Next Level
Tags: , ,

Toyota have successfully developed a zero-emissions car that runs on hydrogen, and can travel as far as 516 miles on a single tank.
The environmentally-friendly FCHV-adv is the latest model of fuel-cell hydrogen powered cars, and is already considerably better than it’s Toyota predecessors. Toyota have improved fuel efficiency by 25 per cent by renovating the [...]

09 Jun

Mexico Wants Rooftop Gardens To Help Fight Global Warming
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

A plan to grow rooftop gardens will help smoggy Mexico City in reducing its carbon footprint. The program was launched on Thursday in Mexico

08 Jun

Dangerous Pollution in Mexico City
Tags: , , ,

Mexico City is suffering from dangerous amounts of pollutants that are affecting citizens’ sense of smell, scientists say. The pollution has forced government officials to send warnings for citizens to stay inside and often turns the sky to a blurry yellow haze.
Mexico City is a teeming metropolis where 20 million people reside and 4 million [...]

07 Jun

GM Approves All-Electric Car
Tags: , , , ,

General Motors Corporation’s plans to build an all-electric car have been approved by the company’s board for funding and will be officially launched in 2010. Rick Wagoner, GM chief executive said that the revolutionary plug-in Chevrolet Volt has been officially approved.
The board’s approval confirms that GM management truly believe that the technical goals of the [...]