Tag: Driving - Page 7
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London's Congestion Charge is Reconsidered
The congestion charge in London is being reconsidered to make it more effective and "intelligent". A new Mayor brings new views, and London's Mayor Boris Johnson is having second thoughts about the controversial charge. He has
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Survey: Should We Invest in the Car Industry?
George Monbiot thinks investing any more money in the car industry is bunkum. The motor companies have repeatedly failed to anticipate trends in demand. They have carried on producing thunderous gas guzzlers long after the market collapsed. Every so
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Suburban Mall Shopping Creates Four Fold Increase in Carbon Dioxide Emissions
A study from France completed in December 2008 clearly shows the environmental impact that shopping at Hypermarkets in the suburbs can have, especially in regards to driving. The study has been condensed into a 14 page PDF.
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Would You Purchase a "Made in China" Electric Vehicle on Blue Light Special?
Photo via Laura Padgett We visit discount stores like Wal-mart, Costco, and Sam's Club to pick-up a lot of different things, such as hair gel, cell phones, fish food, Tickle-me Elmo, or even a cheap pair of beach sandals (okay, maybe you better forget
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Spirited BioFuel: Getting Tanked With Tequila
Remember the Australian farmers who are growing their own oil with the Brazilian diesel trees? Now comes the story of another enterprising Aussie, who is also seeking his fuel salvation, via a different South American plant. This time it is the
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Can You Live Without A Car?
We recently saw ideas for designing suburbs without cars in Melbourne; Near Freiburg, Germany people do it in Vauban. It doesn't have to be only a downtown urban thing.
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Mike Turner's Do-It-Yourself 95 MPG AeroCivic (Slideshow)
95 MPG at 65 MPH, Coefficient of Drag of 0.17After hurricane Katrina destroyed a good part of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, gas prices shot up and Mike Turner decided to modify his 1992 Honda Civic to
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Clean Tech Forum 2009: Intel Looks At Tools for Getting Through Tough Times
Intel's Sean Maloney, Executive Vice President and Cief Sales and marketing Officer for Intel Corporation, gave the closing keynote at the Clean Tech Forum. Pulling from a famous quote, he says this really is the best of times and the
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Spoil Sports: 7 Activities that Damage the Environment
Not all sports were created equal--at least, not in the eyes of the environment. Some--hiking, running, swimming--represent the best of man in harmony with nature. Others--monster truck rally races, say--are just flat out
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1,466 New Cars Added to Beijing Streets Every Day
Considering that China has the highest rate of road accident deaths in the world (5.1 for every 10,000 cars, for those keeping score), this next stat isn’t probably surprising: Every day in Beijing an additional 1,466 cars
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MIT Students Invent Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorber, Plan to Take Over the World
For once we just might be excited about going on a bumpy ride.
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How Many People Need to Ride the Bus?
I am currently in Germany doing what is lovingly referred to as a life cycle assessment "boot camp." Today we are "freestyle" modeling different problems to find some preliminary results and present them this afternoon to our
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Car Pooling is Still a Growing Trend
Even though gas is cheap now, more and more people are seeing car pooling as a way to save money. Interest in the concept is spreading as more countries set up car sharing opportunities. Here's a run-down of the many places
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The Green Belt of World's Longest Desert Highway
China's massive public works projects and geoengineering efforts are unparalleled. Pruned points us to an impressive emblem of both: The Tarim Desert Highway crosses the Taklamakan desert from north to south at a length of 552km,
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A Tragic Car Crash Epidemic Kills Over 3000 People in Just One Day
In one year, it is estimated that 1.2 million people are killed in auto-related accidents around the globe. That equates to slightly more than 3200 traffic deaths EVERY DAY.
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Electric 1972 Datsun Coupe: the World's Fastest Emission Free Car? (Video)
The White Zombie is a 1972 Datsun 1200 that's been modified to be 100 percent electric. It's boxy, it's small, and aside from a couple slogans, it's got a bland white paint job. It's entirely street legal. And it's one of
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Thoughts on Freeway Widening and Public Transit
Image Source: annia316 via Flickr Public Transit--A Tool of Appeasement? Last November 4th I excitedly went to my local polling station to cast my ballot in the Presidential election. At the same time, I also voted on several ballot initiatives in my
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Smart Car Interview with President Dave Schembri... You Asked, We Listened, Dave Answers!
When we had the opportunity to speak with Smart Car USA President, Dave Schembri, we turned to you, our fellow Treehuggers, to see what sorts of questions you had to ask Dave about their past, current, and future models. Well, we
