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Electric vehicle infrastructure based on cell provider business model
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 […]
Al Gore and IPCC win Nobel Peace Prize
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 […]
South Africa’s first solar-powered traffic lights
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.
Frankfurt Show: Complete eco-car coverage
The theme for this year’s Frankfurt show was “Sustainable Mobility” and it certainly proved to be an accurate label. The motor manufacturers came out in force, with literally dozens of green car offerings, from clean diesels, to PHEVs, biofuel driven cars and more.
Unfortunately GreenCars’ nonexistant budget prevent us from going to the show. Not […]
Solar Challenge race coming to SA
In September 2008, South Africans will be able to compete on their home soil in a FIA approved 4000km+ solar car race. Launched by the Advanced Energy Foundation (AEF), the race aims to give South Africans a chance to compete against some of the top solar racing teams from around the world.
All cars […]
Venturi Fetish production imminent
The first ultra-rare, ultra-expensive Venturi Fetish is due to begin production this month. This is great news as the Fetish was shown way back at the 2004 Paris Motor Show, and was starting to look a bit like vapour. Production is limited to only 5 units a year and the car is going to cost […]
International greenhouse gas curb agreement reached
A week-long U.N. climate conference has closed with 158 countries reaching a basic agreement on greenhouse gas targets for 2020. This is the most concerted yet to avoid catastrophic flooding, drought and other fallout induced by global warming.
The conference concluded that industrialized countries should strive to cut emissions by 25 percent to 40 percent […]
Ezee bikes at the DSTV Getaway show.
The DSTV Getaway show’s on this weekend at the dome, and good news for anyone interested in E-bikes - Ezee bikes SA will be demo-ing there and making some bikes available for test rides. I’ve been looking forward to riding an electric bicycle for some time now, so I’ll definitely be attending.
Event Details:
DSTV Getaway Show […]
GreenCars attends Auris launch
In what might be a first for a big South African corporate, Toyota SA included three bloggers in the launch event of their latest C-segment offering, the Auris. I was one of the lucky three, along with Marc Forrest and local Web 2.0 guru, Mike Stopforth.
The un-green electric car
Battery powered cars are a good idea, right? Well, in light of the Oxyride Racer the answer to that question has to be “not necessarily”.
