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Here’s a classic video of the ever-irreverant Jeremy Clarkson driving the smallest ever production car, a 1963 Peel P50. The BBC “climate change meeting” he attends (while inside the P50) is hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkAbGHz7xUQ

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A former top SAP executive, Shai Agassi, has just launched a very exciting startup company called Better Place, which is aiming to drastically altar the electric vehicle landscape in the near future.
The company has already raised $200 million to develop their plan of launching a viable recharging network to support the growth of the electric […]

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Earlier this week, I became the proud owner of one of the first electric vehicles available to the South African public - a brand-spanking new black and silver eZee Torq. Unfortunately, we’ve been having this bizarre Cape Town winter-style weather in Joburg in Summer, so this continuous cold wetness has hampered  my attempts to go […]

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There hasnt been much mention of the other side of the global warming debate.
Below is a documentary from UK channel 4 archive found on google video.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5949034802461518010

Image: Al Gore Global Warming protest
Should we view the global warming message with caution?  Please post your comments and let me know what you think.
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Those of you who watch Carte Blanche will be aware that for the past few weeks the show’s been featuring its Cool Earth content - a series of inserts that focus on the threat of climate change. Last night’s show was an hour-an-a-half special (thanks to the rugby at 21:00 taking precedence over the […]

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Congrats Mr. Gore et al.
From New York Times:
OSLO, Oct. 12 — The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded today to Al Gore, the former American vice president, and to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for their work to alert the world to the threat of global warming.
Mr. Gore, who lost […]

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Thanks AutoblogGreen for drawing my attention to the Aptera launch video. This car’s so way out, and its claimed fuel consumption is so low (0.78l/100km) that I almost can’t believe it’s for real. Seeing it in motion makes it a little more plausible. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NuhYmK-CQc

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An eight traffic light intersection on Plantation Road in Montague Gardens, Cape Town has been retrofitted with LED lights, solar panels and batteries to make it South Africa’s first off-grid traffic light installation.
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Greenwashing is the practice of brainwashing the public into believing that an organisation has the concerns of the environment at heart - oil companies and motor manufacturers are particularly adept at this practise. Given the current high profile of environmental issues - and global warming in particular - it’s becoming an increasingly powerful marketing tool […]

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