Here's one Ferrari that won't pollute! It may not have quite the same effect on members of the opposite sex either, but hey, at least you won't attract as many gold-diggers...
The zero-carbon-emission, testa rossa red limited edition Segway shares all the planet-friendly virtues with its predecessor, so if you're lucky enough to live somewhere where it's legal to ride one, you can move effortlessly indoors or out, and nobody will be able to miss you as you blaze by.
Tempted? This baby will set you back £6,000 [Via Shiny Shiny]
It's not just Hollywood A-Listers that are zooming around in eco-friendly luxury at the moment - London fashionistas are at it too. I've ganked this video of Shiny Shiny's Zara test driving the latest Smart Car model, the Smart ForTwo; a big hit at London Fashion Week. Being tiny, Smarts are all pretty hot on fuel consumption, but they've improved it even further now. This model's been given a 'very good' overall rating by environmental research unit the Oko Trend Institute. Whizzy!
Now every celeb under the sun is 'green', it was only a matter of time until this happened: it's a custom made, ten-seater, stretched Prius limo.
The long, lean green machine is was made by splicing an ordinary Prius in half, re-forming it, re-stuffing it and welding it back together. Perhaps impressively, its makers say it requires no additional power, yet still retains its fuel economy, at over 50 miles per gallon.
Maybe the makers of the perilously tiny G-Wiz should take a leaf out of Hollywood's book and apply a bit of 'stretching technology' to their own models?
There's nothing I'd like better than a spot of cycling right now (though possibly not in this morning's drizzle), but unfortunately my shiny new electric bike *still* hasn't arrived from Urban Mover. I ordered it in the summer time, but it's still not here, and it's probably safe to say that the summer is now well and truly over. Personal bike gripes aside, those of you lucky enough to own a bike will probably be turning your thoughts to the imminent clock change on the 28th October.
ECOutlet has done a nice post on its company blog to advertise its range of eco-friendly bike lighting. First up, their new Micro Bike Lights have been designed by the supreme Trevor "wind-up" Bayliss. One minute of winding provides 90 minutes of illumination, which should be more than enough to get you home and back. .
Quiet cars, namely Hybrids and Electrics, are under the spotlight after the US National Federation of the Blind voiced its concern about the noise they generate, or rather their lack of noise. In a world that invented double glazing and earmuffs to combat traffic noise, among other things, it would seem that there’s a positive to a loud engine – it lets pedestrians know there’s a car coming and, of course, this is helpful for people with impaired vision.
In a bid to persuade more petrol-heads that green cars can be cool, General Motors has set up a test drive scheme dubbed "Project Driveway" for its new fuel-cell Equinox SUV.
Over 100 customers will be given the chance to road test the car before the end of the year, and it seems that GM is bent on establishing it as a status symbol: they will initially go to celebrities, policymakers, the military and other "influentials", but the public can also sign up online.
Unfortunately, the UK has not been chosen as a testing site, because so few charging points have been installed; the US, Germany, South Korea, China and Japan are the five countries selected, as each already has a workable infrastructure. [Via BBC]
Just look at this beauty...it's not actually hovering, but you'd be forgiving for falling for this illusion owing to its striking resemblance to the flying car in the Jetsons.
Meet the Aptera; the latest in a line of increasingly mad-looking eco friendly cars. It's a two-plus-one seater number, which can allegedly achieve top speeds of 95 mph and 0-60mph in 10 seconds. Safety and entertainment features include airbags, rear view camera, GPS and a media player, with solar-assisted climate control using the solar panels set into the roof.
Here's one Ferrari that won't pollute! It may not have quite the same effect on members of the opposite sex either, but hey, at least you won't attract as many gold-diggers...
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In a bid to persuade more petrol-heads that green cars can be cool, General Motors has set up a test drive scheme dubbed "Project Driveway" for its new fuel-cell Equinox SUV.
