Do It Yourself
True, cars aren't the most green way of getting around the town, but sometimes there's just no way you can avoid them, particularly in large countries such as the US or Australia.
Instead of throwing your broken PC into landfills, and buying a new car stereo, you could do a DIY fix by gutting the stereo from the car, and putting in the CD-ROM drive from your PC. A lining made by a kitchen sponge will work wonders on shock-proofing your CD-playing, and I must admit, I rather like the look of it too!
(via Tech Digest and Gearfuse)
Green weddings
If you're into going green for your wedding then the hardest part is finding a compromise between ethical choices and practicality, especially where transport is concerned. What is a bride to do when rain threatens and you have to get to the church on time?
Thankfully iChauffeur offer just the right hire service. Their Lexus Hybrid car is the next best thing to a horse and carriage, or a stroll to the church of course. Running on electricity and petrol the car is a great way to get just the right balance. Find out more form the iChauffeur website. [via Bridalwave]
Green News
Everyone's favourite hotel heiress was proudly declaring herself the "first ever" owner of a hybrid car last week, which will no doubt surprise the thousands of people driving hybrids the world over.
Ms Hilton followed up her remark with the suggestion that everyone should buy a hybrid car because they are "awesome". Which is no doubt true if you can afford a Yukon SUV, Paris's latest set of wheels.
If you want to be one of the cool kids (and escape the new 'showroom tax' that's being slapped on more polluting cars) but are looking for a hybrid car that's nearer your price range, you might want to check out Green Car Site, which has some great deals on the Fiat 500, Toyota Prius, Chevrolet Matiz and more. I was especially taken with this deal on the Smart Fortwo at £6,900, as tested by us back in October.
[Via Ecorazzi]
Green gadgets
This elegant sports car with a top speed of just under 100mph is about to take centre stage at the Geneva Motor Show. Sound a little sluggish for a sports car? What if I told you it produces hardly any noise and only water vapour - zero carbon emissions - from its exhaust?
The lightweight hydrogen car is packing advanced fuel cells and the energy storage system promises 250 miles per tank of the cleaner, greener fuel. The British-designed car is predicted to achieve 0-60mph acceleration in seven seconds, but the first official test drive is yet to be done. The result of a £1.9m collaborative project, partly funded by the UK government, the Lifecar also has wooden seats and interiors, an aluminium chassis and pretty much no extras in order to keep the weight as efficiency-friendly as possible. Sounds great - except that you won't be able to hear the traditional sports car roar.
Geneva Motor Show [via Shiny Shiny]
Green Vehicles
Ecomodder is no usual petrolhead site: it's a gathering place for those who want to pimp their rides the green way.
Everything on this site is about tweaks you can do yourself to make you car sleeker and more fuel-efficient, with some amusingly far-out results (see picture). On the discussion forums, enthusiasts enthuse about aerodynamics, fossil fuel-free options and more, with tips on where to find components to turn your ordinary car a lean, green mean machine. And for those who don't want to get welding, there's a good discussion on fuel-efficient driving, too.
Green News
You'd expect the Aussies to know a thing or two about harnessing the power of the sun, and sure enough Adelaide in Australia has become the first city to introduce an entirely solar-powered bus to its fleet. Looking much like a normal bus, the 'Tindo' (from the Kaurna name for 'sun') will carry passengers for free around the city centre, and will re-charge as it goes.
Unlike most 'solar' vehicles, the bus has no conventional engine, so it's 100% solar, not hybrid. This makes it a very quiet and smooth ride and doesn't belch out smoke for any passing pedestrians or cyclists. If only we had enough daylight in London, I'd love to see the buses over here sometime soon! [Via EcoFriend]
Green Vehicles
I'm not even going to pretend that it's in any way green to own a supercar - even if I had the $2.3 million this one costs. Still, it's hard to believe that a car a little more powerful than the average Bugatti Veyron (if not, reportedly, as well engineered) would run purely on E85 ethanol fuel. Yet here it is. Leaving aside the long-term concerns about biofuels, that's a move in a sustainable direction that is still unusual for a supercar.
The 4.7 litre V8 engine cranks out a buttock-prodding 1018 horsepower that means this carbon fibre beauty can rattle through the gears from 0 - 62 in 2.9 seconds with a top speed of 250 mph. There is a pimped version of the Veyron doing the rounds that pumps out 1200bhp, but at these levels, why quibble over 100 horses here or there? Green? Not quite. Gorgeous? 'Fraid so.
[via Shiny Shiny]
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