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Ex-Hyundai SA executive joins Optimal Energy
It seems that Optimal Energy, creators of the upcoming Joule EV, might be about to step up their marketing and PR soon if a recent email sent out publicly by ex-Hyundai PR and Advertising Manager, Jaco van Loggerenberg is anything to go by.
Van Loggerenberg’s mail is a bit short on detail - he says […]
Great service from Renault Sandton
Renault in South Africa has a notorious reputation for bad service, so I thought that my experience with Renault today would be worth sharing.
My girlfriend’s Modus 1.4 started giving problems yesterday. She described the problem as the car feeling slow and jerky. She took the vehicle down to her local mechanic who told her he […]
Some good weekend reading.
This isn’t directly related to cars, but it’s a very relevant subject for anyone who’s interested in the environment. For many years now Dr. Albert Bartlett has been giving lectures on the effects of compounding (or exponential) growth on the environment and on resource security.
The link below is a transcript of one of his lectures, […]
Over 100 eco driving tips
I stumbled across a rather nice article at Ecomodder that outlines many many eco driving and hypermiling tips and tricks for anyone who’s looking to reduce his/her fuel consumption.
Well worth a read - check it out here.
Unveiled: 3.7l/100km Fiesta
Ford’s production-ready Fiesta ECOnetic has been introduced at the British International Motor Show in London.
Powered by a specially-calibrated, 66 kW 1.6-liter Duratorq TDCi, the Fiesta ECOnetic offers fuel consumption of 3.7 l/100km and CO2 emissions of 98 g/km. Extra-urban fuel consumption is 3.2 L/100km. Performance isn’t too bad for such a fuel sipper either - […]
South Africa’s Green Tax - how’s it going to be implemented?
At GreenCars, we’ve discussed the SA government’s proposed green tax before, and the biggest question mark hanging over the issue is that of implementation. There have been fears that engine capacity or power output will be used to determine the level of taxation that cars will be subjected to. Clearly, both of these methods would […]
Green transportation at 7500l of fuel per hour
If I were to tell you that a vehicle that burns nearly 8000 litres of heavy fuel oil during each hour of operation was green, you’d probably laugh at me, so let me qualify that statement.
There’s a new design of 2 stroke turbocharged diesel engines made by the Wartsila Corporation, that will be used in […]
Desktop Background .. The EV1
A desktop background of the EV1. If ever there was a classic 90’s retro car I would would like to own / drive, this is it!
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Plastic rims?
A key element to motoring efficiency is reduced mass. Lighter cars require less energy to move them around… simple stuff. A new development that could make a contribution to vehicle weight savings is the plastic rim. Not only would these rims reduce the overall mass of a vehicle, but they would provide a good […]
Panda Attack!
Ok ok, nobody’s actually been attacked by a Panda - rather the title of this article refers to the Scott Kurtz‘ World of Warcraft guild, which I was briefly a member of during the dark days of my WoW addicition, but I digress….
You may remember my rather shameful admission that I drive a large, smoky […]
