Hybrids too expensive for Americans
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Four in five US adults believe hybrid cars are too expensive, a new survey published this week has revealed. The poll by Johnson Controls found that nine in ten Americans would consider a hybrid if they were buying a new car, but only one in five (23%) would be prepared to pay more for a hybrid compared to a standard vehicle. Furthermore, a third (35%) of Americans would prefer a petrol-only car ...
Obama wants 10 mpg more from all new cars
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On Monday, Barack Obama passed legislation that will place limitations on car emissions and will force US and foreign auto makers to design more fuel efficient vehicles. The new legislation dictates that all new cars must offer at least 35.5 mpg by the year 2016 in order to reduce US carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 30%. Obama told governors, executives, and environmentalists that the new policy will help the economy, as ...
Round-the-world cyclists highlight solar potential
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A trio of British eco-campaigners have set off on a round-the-world expedition on their bicycles, to highlight the potential of solar power in the fight against climate change. Susie Wheeldon, Jamie Vining, and Iain Henderson plan to give the money raised from their 12,000 mile adventure to SolarAid, a charity that teaches poor communities in rural Africa to build and sell solar devices. They'll also be calling on the UN to give ...
Inventor builds DIY solar motorbike
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A motorcyclist in Arizona got so fed up waiting for bike makers to release a solar powered motorcycle that he decided to build one himself. Richard Gryzch built 'The Solar Flyer' over a period two years, and funded the project by selling a home and his other motorbikes. The bike has a top speed of 90mph and a 50 mile range – although details of how long it takes to charge on ...
Arizona considers solar powered bullet train
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Two of America's deep south cities could one day be connected by a 220 mph solar powered bullet train. Arizona-based Solar Bullet LLC is seeking investment for the Tuscan to Phoenix rail link. The 116 mile journey between the two cities will take just 30 minutes on the bullet train. Technology development for a high speed solar powered train is still in its early stages, although engineers believe bullet trains could be running ...
Olympic construction materials delivered by barge
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Many of the construction materials for London's 2012 Olympic Park are to be transported to the site on barges, with an east London waterway being dredged and brought back into use. Water transport has just one fifth the carbon footprint of road transport, and barges can carry up to ten lorries' worth of materials without causing extra congestion on London's roads. To make barge delivery possible, a one-and-a-half mile stretch of water ...
Hybrid car is number one in Japan
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A Honda-made hybrid was Japan's best selling car during April, making it the first petrol-electric vehicle to achieve this accolade. The hybrid Honda Insight, launched in February, sold 10,481 units in April, sending it soaring to top the charts from the 21st place it achieved in March. Honda has advertised the Insight as an affordable hybrid, because hybrids tend to have a bigger price tag than petrol-only cars due to the expense ...
Samba bike sharing popular in Rio
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Samba, a bike sharing system launched last year in Rio de Janeiro, is proving popular with the city's residents. Samba bike stations are placed along the Copacabana beach promenade of the Brazilian capital. The promenade is the hub of the city's 140km of dedicated bike lanes, with the promenade road closed to motor traffic on Sundays. Bike sharers, including residents and tourists, register online for the scheme, then unlock bikes from stations using ...
Unregulated biofuel crops spread as weeds
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Many plants grown for biofuel are invasive species that could wreak havoc in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. A weed risk assessment (WRA) of biofuel crops in Hawaii found that plants grown for biofuel were two to four times more likely to become invasive, or develop wild populations, compared with a random sample of other plants. Seventy percent of plants grown for biofuel have a high risk of becoming invasive, the research found. Scientists ...
Chocolate powered eco racing car
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Scientists at a British university have designed a racing car powered by waste chocolate and built from vegetables. The eco-friendly Formula 3 car, which can glide around corners at 125mph, features a steering wheel made from carrots, bodywork derived from potatoes, and a seat crafted from soya beans. Fibres from the vegetables are mixed with resins to make solid parts. Moving parts in the vehicle are greased using plant-based oil lubricants, whilst the ...
Solar refuelling stations for electric cars
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A solar powered recharge point for electric cars has been set up in Chicago to power the city council's fleet of electric vehicles. The Solar Plug-in Station was installed by Carbon Day Automotive, and will form part of the city's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. Plans are now afoot to place solar recharge points around the city in an effort to power all the city's electric cars with zero-emission energy. Each solar ...
EU sticks with deadline to change air conditioner gas
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By 2011 all cars manufactured by the motor industry for the EU must be outfitted with environmentally friendly air conditioning systems or face the consequences. The news comes at a bad time for an auto industry that is struggling with the poor economy, and it is fighting for the Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) directive to be delayed until 2017 in exchange for a focus on more environmentally friendly engines. Environmentalists are pleased ...
Nissan brings back electric cars
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Nissan is the first of several companies which hope to make owning an electric car a more viable option. The electric car was first introduced approximately a decade ago, but due to limited mileage and a high cost the cars never caught on. Nissan expects to release its new model in 2010, with a plan to market it as a second car for families that run multiple short errands throughout the ...
California Wants 20% cut in transport pollution
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California announced a plan yesterday to launch a reduction in carbon pollution impacts by 20% before the year 2020, by writing a new measure into legislature that attacks the carbon emitted by fuel used in transportation. This is the first state in America to make the leap to reduce greenhouse emissions as of yet, which could inspire the new United States President, Barrack Osama, to institute a national standard ...
Motorway lights go out to cut carbon emissions
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As of midnight tonight, the area between the junctions of the M27 eight and seven will be cast into darkness until 5 am, in an effort to decrease carbon emissions by approximately 40%. Before selecting the area of the M27 in Hampshire the Highways Agency conducted a careful study to choose a low traffic area with an excellent traffic safety record. In March the same experiment was executed in the southwest with ...
Barack calls for fast track on rail
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US President Barack Obama today announced his intention to create high speed rail systems for the nation’s ten most congested transport corridors. Acknowledging that the nation’s transport system had aged and needed upgrading, yhe President stated that the new transport infrastructure would ease congestion that cost the country $80 billion in lost productivity. In line with several other national leaders, Obama has decreed that the global economic downturn can be transformed into ...
Airlines call for global carbon caps
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Four of the world's biggest airlines will today call upon governments around the world to impose strict carbon caps on their industry as part of the post-Kyoto deal to be agreed in Copenhagen later this year. The Aviation Global Deal (AGD) - whose members include British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Air France/KLM and Virgin Atlantic - will present their proposals to UN climate negotiators in Bonn, Germany. The airlines - seemingly an unlikely ...
Californians vote for rail over airports
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A recent survey by a public opinion firm indicates a majority of those car and plane loving Californians are in favour of plans for a new high speed rail link between San Francisco and LA. Two thousand registered voters took part in the survey, and fifty six percent would be in favour, even if it meant airport activity was reduced. Only seventeen percent voted against the new proposals. The main ...
Eco-friendly electric scooter turns into a car
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A new electric scooter converts into a two-seater car if two of the vehicles are placed side by side. The Movito, desiged by Tai Chiem, uses an eco-friendly in-wheel electric motor, and won a top award at the NASA Create the Future Design Contest. An in-wheel motor is lightweight, reducing the energy consumption of the vehicle. It also means that the modular seat and handlebars can be detatched to just leave the wheels. Put ...
City scooter hire encourages ‘trip chaining’
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A student in Australia has come up with an electric scooter rental system to make urban travel easier than ever before. The scooter renting system involves foldaway electric scooters being docked at lamppost style paypoints around the city. City visitors can hire a scooter from the paypoint by paying with coins or a credit card. The lamppost docking stations recharge the scooters whilst they are not in use. Anton Grimes, the student who invented ...