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Cash boost for green car projects

 With higher fuel costs, congestion charges and increased road tax for high polluting vehicles emptying our wallets, it’s good to see that some of our money is being poured towards green car projects - as the Government offered a £23m boost to 16 green schemes. The Government-funded Technology Strategy Board will split the cash between schemes [...]

Boris to appease London’s disgruntled residents.

New London major, Boris Johnson is expected to review the current congestion charge scheme and reconsider plans to introduce harsher charges in October this year. Former Major Ken Livingstone’s plan to introduce a £25 per day charge for vehicles emitting 225g/km CO2 or over is expected to be one of the first casualties of the regime [...]

Lease the BlueMotion say Windsor Vehicle Leasing

Business car drivers looking for great performance plus being eco-friendly should look no further than the Volkswagen Bluemotion badge according to Windsor Vehicle Leasing. Volkswagen expects more than 7,000 BlueMotion models to be rolled out in 2008. The BlueMotion has proven to be especially popular with fleets, particularly with local councils and daily rental firms. The BlueMotion [...]

Arnie says it’s ‘hasta la vista’ to conventional cars

 If Arnold Schwarzenegger tells you to do something, you better listen - and now he has warned automobile manufacturers in the USA to jump on the green car bandwagon before they ‘terminate’ the industry. The California Governor joined representatives from 13 other states in urging car manufacturers to make cleaner vehicles. In a statement issued after meeting [...]

Insurer thinks outside the green box

 It’s not just car manufacturers that are feeling the need to think green - now it’s the insurers too, as More Th>n car insurance has launched a new eco friendly motoring scheme. Known as ‘Green Wheels’, the service helps drivers assess how their driving affects the environment. It gives them access to information such as how [...]

2008 Budget in brief

A quick recap of the 2008 and its implications.  Company car tax The lower CO2 threshold for qualifying cars reduces to 130g/km from April 2010. Authorised Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) Rates for business mileage in a private car in 2008/9 held at 40p/mile up to 10,000 miles a year, 25p/mile above 10,000 miles. Class 1A NICs Calcualtion is based on 12.8% of [...]

Manx post office goes electric

The Isle of Man Post Office has announced that it is going green. It has included an electric post van on its 99 strong collection and delivery vehicle fleet for the first time ever. According to the Post Office the Mega Multitruck ultra-light electric van has cut fuel costs from 17p to less than two pence [...]

Seminar on Sustainable Fuel.

Date: 17 June 2008 Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm Location: University of Southampton Contact: Roy Williamson - roy.williamson@envirobusiness.co.uk Price: Free This one day seminar is focussed on the use of algae as a sustainable fuel. The event will bring together: - Research expertise in the fields of biology, processing and combustion - SMEs developing and deploying products, for cultivating algae through to oil [...]

North America looks to Europe for green inspiration

 You may be jealous of ‘gas’ prices across the pond where they teeter close to $4 a gallon, whereas we pay nearer $10 a gallon - but it’s the North Americans who are green with envy about our environmental breakthroughs. Green cars are on the mind of North Americans, just as they are throughout the world, [...]

Electric cars from Audi within 10 years

In the next five to ten years we may see zero-emission electric Audi cars on the streets of the UK. The prestigious German car manufacturer believes that diesel and battery technology will dominate in the coming years, Audi’s chairman Welt am Sonntag stated that “Electric cars offer great opportunities, which we have already seized on.”