When the first mass-market electric cars glide onto our streets this year (2011), early adopters will need their mathematical wits about them. With a range of only 100 miles, or less, on a full battery, a day’s pootling about could put you close to empty well before you can reach home for an overnight charge. In London at… Continue reading
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Argosy from the Orient delivers a greener future
When did an argosy laden with rare goods from distant parts last make the news in this country? You’d have to go back a long way. The city of St Petersburg may not have been quite up to the pedigree of Masefield’s Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir, bearing ivory,peacocks, sandalwood and cedarwood. But it… Continue reading →
Twitter to be indispensable to businesses in 2011?
Analysts are predicting that 2011 could be the year when businesses begin to derive real benefit from Twitter and other social media. There are some intriguing early successes in the environmental field. The electric car with the biggest public profile is the Nissan Leaf, launched in the US in December, 2010, and in the UK … Continue reading →
Could 2011 be the year the electric car takes off?
Could 2011 be the year the electric car (EV) takes off? UK Transport Secretary Philip Hammond believes it might. His optimistic words came as the government announced the full list of cars, each one with CO2 emissions less than 75 g/km (grams per kilometre) that attract a grant of up to £5000 when you buy… Continue reading →
All electric Nissan Leaf is Europe's car of the year
The credibility of zero emission vehicles zoomed forward at the end of November (2010) when the 100% electric Nissan LEAF was named 2011 European Car of the Year. The first mass-market zero-emission vehicle for the global market beat 40 contenders to win motoring’s most important accolade. The LEAF’s rivals included just the sort of top… Continue reading →
Toyota and Tesla Motors testing electric car
Tesla Roadster photo credit: exfordy Toyota and Tesla Motors have built and are testing an electric car, just months after they announced they would collaborate. In May Toyota said it was investing $50 million in the electric car maker Tesla. Building Toyota electric vehicle (EV) prototypes with Tesla power trains has been undertaken quickly and… Continue reading →