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RWE and Renault team up for EV project Essen, Germany (UPI) Mar 10, 2009 
German utility RWE and French automaker Renault have teamed up to test electric mobility in Germany.
The aim of the project, to be launched within weeks, is to test the performance of 150 electric vehicles in daily commuter traffic in the densely populated Ruhr area.
The German government, which is eager to reduce the dependency on imported oil and cut carbon dioxide emissions fr ... read moreS.Korea unveils 'recharging road' for eco-friendly buses 
Seoul (AFP) March 9, 2010South Korean researchers Tuesday launched an environmentally friendly public transport system using a "recharging road" - with a vehicle sucking power magnetically from buried electric strips. The Online Electric Vehicle (OLEV), towing three buses, went into service at an amusement park in southern Seoul. If the prototype proves successful, there are plans to try it out on a bus route in th ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Small is beautiful: Japan's hand-made electric cars
Toyama, Japan (AFP) March 4, 2010While auto manufacturing giants spend millions to develop environmentally-friendly electric cars, one Japanese company has taken a more low-key approach, crafting hand-made "green" cars. Takeoka Jidosha Kogei may be the antithesis of the world's Hondas and Nissans. The family-run business makes its cars from scratch in a garage workshop in the snowy foothills in the northwest of the country. ... more China's BYD, Daimler team up on electric vehicle 
Geneva (AFP) March 2, 2010Chinese auto maker BYD (Build Your Dreams) and German giant Daimler have signed a preliminary agreement to mass produce an electric car together, executives said at the Geneva motor show on Tuesday. Under the memorandum of understanding, the world's oldest automaker and one of the youngest aim to market the vehicle under a new jointly owned brand, merging their technological knowhow for Chin ... more Opel to launch inner-city electric car 
Berlin (AFP) Feb 28, 2010Ailing carmaker Opel is considering launching an electric car for inner-city use to tap what it sees as a high-potential market, the firm's boss said in an interview Sunday. "We are thinking about a small electric vehicle," the chief of the General Motors unit, Nick Reilly, told Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper. "We believe there is strong potential for growth in cities across the wor ... more Embattled Toyota chief says sorry to China 
Beijing (AFP) March 1, 2010The president of Japanese auto giant Toyota, under fire after the company was forced to make massive global safety recalls, on Monday apologised to consumers in China, the world's biggest car market. Akio Toyoda bowed in apology before hundreds of journalists assembled at a Beijing hotel, just days after he said sorry to angry US lawmakers in Washington for faulty accelerator pedals blamed f ... more |
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Electric bikes on a roll in China
Tianjin, China (AFP) Feb 21, 2010Chinese commuters in their millions are turning to electric bicycles - hailed as the environmentally-friendly future of personal transport in the country's teeming cities. Up to 120 million e-bikes are estimated to be on the roads in China, making them already the top alternative to cars and public transport, according to recent figures published by local media. "This is the future - i ... more US project seeks to make the family car a cash cow 
San Diego, California (AFP) Feb 18, 2010US researchers on Thursday unveiled a project to transform the family car from gas guzzler to cash cow, using it to store power for the electricity grid and give it back as needed - in exchange for money. At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, researchers showed off the first electric car that can be connected to a power grid and earn money for its ... more Hydrogen-fueled cars for India? 
New Delhi (UPI) Feb 16, 2009 New Delhi's compressed natural gas program for auto-rickshaws is failing to make an impact on the city's pollution problem. Some industry leaders, led by Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, see hydrogen-fueled cars as part of the solution. They envision 1 million of the green vehicles on India's roads by 2020, the Financial Times reports. It is not necessarily by choice that owners o ... more Swiss try bittersweet alternative to winter road salt 
Geneva (AFP) Feb 12, 2010Switzerland is testing a bittersweet solution to clear snowbound and icy roads that replaces salt with a more environmentally friendly liquid laced with sugar. Many European countries - include Switzerland - are grappling with salt shortages in the unusually harsh winter and Swiss officials said they wanted to try out the more costly British-supplied "safecote" solution. "Apparently it ... more |
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