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Controversial Dublin car ban on its way

A car ban will be in place in Dublin city’s College Green within four weeks - and it is proving hugely controversial. The peak-time prohibition will be brought into effect on July 27 by the city council’s Transport 21 office. The ban means that only buses and taxis will be allowed to pass through the College [...]

Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Here in the UK we’re so downtrodden by extortionate petrol prices that the prospect of driving fuel efficient green cars carries obvious appeal. However, what about our US neighbours where ‘gas’ prices are distinctly lower and so-called muscle cars are seen as almost iconic and part of the culture? Can green cars really be a [...]

Could US commit to solar power?

As we know only too well here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk, it’s not just how much energy we put into our cars - it’s where that energy comes from. The use of non-renewable resources is taking its toll on the environment and more money is being pumped into renewable energy sources such as wind and biomass. Now it [...]

Never mind green cars – what about synthetic trees?

It appears that synthetic trees aren’t just for Christmas - they could help us battle environmental problems too. Columbia University has announced the development of a tree structure that could capture carbon 1,000 times faster than a real tree. The idea is that it would be used to capture carbon emitted into the air by vehicles [...]

More states follow California’s clean car standards

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant California’s request to carry out its own clean car standards not only clears the way for the Schwarzenegger-led state to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions, but it is likely to effect at least 13 additional states too. A new Environmental Defence Fund report shows that 13 [...]

Hyundai boosted by early hybrid success

The world’s first production hybrid electric vehicle to be powered by a liquefied petroleum injected (LPI) engine has proven an instant sales success for its manufacturer. Hyundai Motor Corporation has received more than 1,000 pre-sale orders for the Avente/Elantra LPI hybrid since June 17 ahead of the car going on sale in South Korea on July [...]

Volvo fuel cell technology offers jobs boost

Not only could fuel cell technology help to clean up the earth’s atmosphere, but it is providing a boost to the economy too. The Volvo Group has teamed up with the Swedish Energy Agency and international corporations Midroc and OCAS to invest £15.7million into the development of fuel cells - a move that is expected to [...]

Electric vehicles put to test in Paris; Italy news

Paris is known as the city of romance, and now the Renault-Nissan Alliance and EDF Energy hope that its residents will fall in love with electric cars. The alliance and the French energy company are planning a large-scale electric vehicle test in the region that will run for one year beginning in September, 2010. During this [...]

First ever hybrid electric bus trial in Australia

The state of Victoria will play host to Australia’s first ever hybrid-electric bus trial which will involve two outer suburban routes at a cost of A$500,000. The trial is meant to assess the viability of both parallel- and series-hybrid buses in an effort to reduce greenhouse gases in the transport sector. It has been established after [...]

Could discovery impact clean transportation fuels?

Discovery of the zeolite catalyst ZSM-22 could have an impact on the production of cleaner transportation fuels from natural gas or biomass. The catalyst, which was previously believed to be inactive in the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons, has been discovered by researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway. It yields a unique hydrocarbon product [...]