We’ve always been keen on green schemes here in the UK, looking to save money wherever we can - but now the ideas are catching on all around the world. The latest example is in Israel, where new Israeli company Car2go has followed the classic Israeli collective community of kibbutz, where members share everything, by introducing an urban car sharing service. Car2go members can pick up an electronic card, which grants access to the company’s fleet. Before using the car you simply ... read more

 The slowdown in the economy brought about by the credit crunch has forced many Western carmakers to look towards emerging markets for growth. Now however, the role has been reversed with one Chinese car manufacturer looking west - and making green cars its focus. Start-up company BYD Auto is relying on its plug-in hybrid models, known as the Dual Mode series, to break into the European and US markets. It plans to launch a model later this year known as the F3DM, which will be the ... read more

 Further proof of the increasing demand for green cars has been emphasised by another leading car manufacturer joining the environmental race - with Nissan announcing plans to sell an electric car by 2010. The commitment - expected to be confirmed on Tuesday - will see Nissan become the first major manufacturer to provide a zero-emission vehicle to the American market. Nissan is also expected to announce a line-up of electric cars to be released worldwide by 2012. Nissan chief executive ... read more

 There’s a new frontrunner in the race to produce green cars with Israel emerging as the latest environmental hotspot. In a project led by Shai Agassi, an Israeli entrepreneur, a joint venture has been established between Renault-Nissan and Project Better Place, a new Silicon Valley company, which will introduce a fully electric prototype of the Renault Sedan on to Israel’s streets by 2010. According to the project’s backers, the car will vastly reduce dependency on oil, ... read more

Renault and Nissan have struck a deal to produce the world’s first ever mass-production vehicle. We reported recently on the Israeli Government’s plans to introduce green cars by 2011. The estimated sales figures in Israel are 20,000 units a year with an urban range of 60 miles and a motorway range of 100 miles. ... read more

JERUSALEM - Israel’s government on Monday endorsed the ambitious plan of a private entrepreneur to install the world’s first electric car network here by 2011, with half a million recharging stations to crisscross the tiny country. Supporters hailed the undertaking as a bold step in the battle against global warming and energy dependency, but skeptics warned that much could still go wrong along the way. In a signing ceremony with the Renault-Nissan Alliance - under the slogan ... read more