Bikes & Cars
Cyclists’ Sat Nav Launched in Loire Valley March 5th, 2008
Tourist offices in the French wine region of the Loire valley have grouped together to launch a satellite navigation guided cycle route for biking visitors. The Cyclopedia sat nav unit can be hired for a deposit...more
Detroit Electric Recharged March 5th, 2008
100-year-old brand resurrected by new EV partnership
A couple of weeks ago, Treehugger and AutoblogGreen both posted announcements about pioneering electric vehicle company Detroit Electric being brought back from the dead. US EV maker Zap and China’s Youngman Automotive Group have teamed...more
Virgin Launches GM Fuel Cell SUV Limo Service March 4th, 2008
Virgin Atlantic will offer passengers Chevrolet Equinox Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars as part of its upper class limo service. Initially passengers in Los Angeles will take part in the trial which is expected to be...more
NYC ‘Black Cars’ Go Green March 3rd, 2008
NYC’s Taxi and Limousine Commission will require the city’s 10,000 black car fleet - the luxury cars that service corporate clients - to increase fuel efficiency standards to a level currently achievable only by using...more
Another Sweet Use Of A Bicycle: The Bicycle Snow Plow March 3rd, 2008
When the $4 a gallon gas hits, and you can’t fill up your snow blower, try this guy. Kevin Blake, who by day is an engineer at Trek Bicycles, came up with the idea of using...more
EVs Cover Their Bases February 28th, 2008
Uncle Sam gets with the alternative-fuel program
Malmstrom Air Force Base, near Great Falls, Montana, is home to many things: 200 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, for example. Four thousand people, who make up the 341st Space Wing (which just sounds cool)....more
E85 Gets Green Flag February 28th, 2008
American Le Mans Series will use cleaner fuel in 2008
With the 12 Hours of Sebring kicking off the season in March, the American Le Mans Series has announced that it will allow E85 to be used for the first time. EPIC, the Ethanol Promotion...more
