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London Buses To Get Green Makeover
London (AFP) Oct 26, 2006 London's 8,000 buses are to get a green makeover in the coming years as the capital's mayor announced major investments into buses that run on hybrid engines, the Guardian reported on Thursday. As part of the plan, every new bus from 2012 will run on hybrid motors that release 40 percent less carbon dioxide than diesel-powered buses, with the aim of putting 500 hybrid buses on London's roads each year, eventually creating a completely green fleet. A completely hybrid-powered fleet of buses would cut carbon emissions in the British capital by 200,000 tonnes each year, helping London to its target of cutting emissions by 20 percent by 2020, and 60 percent by 2050. Hybrid-powered buses use a battery pack that is backed by a diesel engine. Transport accounts for 20 percent of London's carbon emissions, with buses creating about five percent of all transport emissions. "We take very seriously our role in cutting CO2 emissions and tackling climate change," Peter Hendy, London's transport commissioner was quoted as saying. Transport for London, the body that deals with the capital's transport network, expects its all-green fleet to include, along with hybrid buses, biofuel-powered buses, and hydrogen-powered buses. It cannot accelerate the introduction of the more environmentally-friendly vehicles, however, as lack of demand means manufacturers do not mass-produce them. The decision follows a similar announcement in August by London's Metropolitan Police force that it would introduce increasing numbers of hydrogen-fuelled police cars to its fleet, to add to its more than 100 hybrid gas-electricity cars.
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London Borough's Parking Permit Plan Could Punish 4x4s
London (AFP) Oct 25, 2006Drivers in an affluent London suburb may be hit by residents' parking charges which penalise the worst polluting vehicles such as 4x4s in the latest British move to punish ownership of so-called "Chelsea tractors". "Richmond upon Thames householders produce more CO2 (carbon dioxide) than most other boroughs in London," Richmond council said in its guide to the proposed changes, published on Wednesday. |
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