Green Vehicles
Cars and eco friendly don't really tend to fall into the same category as each other- unless you're talking about electric cars that is. Even so, style normally seems to be lacking from these economical numbers (for example) but the latest model from Smart has managed to tick all the right boxes.
Not only does its lush green and white leather interior look eminently desirable, they've also given it some features that would make the most hardened eco warrior feel all warm and cuddly inside.
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Green Vehicles
Gone are the days when driving electric was only for abnormally slim couples who never carried luggage: The C1 e'vie, claiming to be the UK's first fully electric family car, has just been launched in the UK. The comfy 4-seater uses lithium ion batteries to power and unlike previous generation electric cars like the G-Wiz, doesn't dodge around EU regs by being legally classed as quadricycles. It's a car!
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Green News
Jodie Kidd was the first person in the UK to the Fiat eco test drive; a new initiative aimed at showing the benefits of environmentally friendly driving. This scheme is being piloted at ten Fiat dealerships throughout Greater London, and could be available across the UK if it is successful.
Similar to a usual test drive, the eco:Drive also measures a driver's performance in environmental terms through the use of a USB stick which plugs into the car at the start of the drive. When the information is transferred to a computer, it can tell you how you performed and how you can then improve on your driving.
[Via Autobloggreen via ecorazzi]
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Carbon Neutral Living
ITCEC it might not seem like the greatest of ideas to launch a chauffeur service. However Ecochauffeur are entering the market with the aim of converting all those cigar-chomping bigwigs who are just too good to travel by bus into caring tree-huggers.
Ecochauffeur have introduced Lexus GS 450h SE-L Hybrids into their fleet of motors, which means VIPs can be transported in a vehicle which is reported to be 25% more cost effective on fuel than your usual chauffeur service cars like Mercedes and BMWs.
In addition to greener vehicles, the company partakes in carbon offsetting by investing through Climate Care. However, despite the Hybrids costing 20% less to hire than gas-guzzlers, clients apparently still prefer the cache that comes with rolling up in a traditional A-List motor - company director Will Senior admits: "At the moment the reality is that the S-class Mercedes, BMW 7 series, Range Rover, Bentley Continental Flying Spur and Rolls-Royce Phantom make up the majority of our fleet."
[source: Times Online]
Green Vehicles
By virtue of being small, the mini is already one of the less polluting vehicles on the roads, but this model goes one better and has an electric engine, bumping it up into the seriously green car category.
The Mini E is a zero emission, two seater version of the famous 3 door hatchback, swapping a gas guzzling internal combustion engine for a lithium-ion battery powered motor.
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Green News
London's iconic Hackney cabs have been subject to plenty of makeovers in the past, but never before has anyone tried to make them greener. At present, the taxis run on diesel, and aren't especially efficient but all this is about to change: the Chinese automaker that co-owns the company that produces black London taxis, has met UK government officials about bringing electric-powered cabs to the UK capital. This would result in a fleet of super-green plug-in taxis that could play a major role in reducing the capital's carbon emissions; a prospect that Mayor Boris is already pretty excited about. Current estimates put the rollout of the first 'green' black cabs at being only a year away. Let's just hope there'll be people who can afford to pay the fares by then!
[Via the Londonist]
Green News
A year ago, Toyota started testing its new electric version of the Prius in France, as part of a collaboration with EDF. Now, it's bringing world's favourite greener car in its petrol-free form to the UK, where 40 charging stations have recently been installed, and more are on their way.
Follow the jump to find out how the scheme will work...
Related: Electric cars given the green light in UK shopping centres
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