Posted in Solar Energy, Transportation on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
As a young teen, Louis Palmer dreamed about circling the globe in a solar-powered vehicle.
On Thursday - with his dream all but realized - the 36-year-old Swiss citizen rolled into Vancouver in a three-wheeled, two-seat car that’s powered entirely by electricity from the sun. He’s starting the North American leg of an 18-month tour that’s [...]
Posted in Hydrogen, Transportation on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
Tecnalia has unveiled the prototype of an innovative ecological hydrogen car driven by a fuel cell fed from a hydrogen store and designed by the ENERGY Unit at this Basque Technological Corporation.
Tecnalia Presents Prototype for Innovative Hydrogen Car
Posted in Batteries, Fuel Cells, Transportation on 2008-07-04 | No Comments »
At the fifth Magdeburg environmental forum staged by Daimler and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the two host partners called for the establishment of an infrastructure for electric and fuel-cell vehicles. The call is linked to extending Daimler’s Memorandum of Understanding with UNEP, in existence since 2005, with the aim of reinforcing dialogue and [...]
Posted in CO2-Emission, Policy, Transportation on 2008-07-01 | No Comments »
Penalties imposed by France on heavily polluting cars will need annually and not only upon purchase, Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told daily newspaper Le Parisien on Tuesday.
France introduced a system known as “bonus-malus” last year to encourage people to buy more fuel-efficient cars.
Consumers have to pay penalties ranging between 200 and 2,600 euros ($4,099) when [...]
Posted in CO2-Emission, Europe, Policy, Transportation on 2008-07-01 | No Comments »
Italy’s economic development minister joined Fiat in its criticism of the European Commission’s initiative to reduce CO2 emissions from new vehicles, saying it unfairly penalized the makers of small cars.
Claudio Scajola said on Monday the plan would instead reward the makers of big cars.
“Its approval would not guarantee any significant benefit for the environment,” he [...]
Posted in Fuel Cells, Hydrogen, Transportation on 2008-06-27 | No Comments »
Shell Hydrogen LLC, announced the opening of California’s first hydrogen refueling station on a conventional Shell gasoline forecourt in West Los Angeles (LA).
Located on Santa Monica Boulevard and Federal Avenue (near I-405) the station joins California’s ‘hydrogen highway’, and gives consumers a taste of the future, with refueling services for hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles [...]
Posted in CO2-Emission, Europe, Policy, Transportation on 2008-06-27 | No Comments »
With 27 separate airspaces, Europe’s skies are getting increasingly crowded and polluted, leading the EU to push for the realisation of a “Single European Sky”. But member states’ reluctance to hand over sovereignty in this area could be slowing down the process.
Single European Sky: Towards greener air travel?
Posted in CO2-Emission, Europe, Policy, Transportation on 2008-06-27 | No Comments »
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee yesterday (24 June) voted in favour of earlier implementation of plans making it mandatory for government authorities to ensure public transport fleets and other utility vehicles are clean and energy efficient.
MEPs back stronger clean vehicle procurement plans
Posted in CO2-Emission, Policy, Transportation on 2008-06-27 | No Comments »
MEPs and national governments, represented by the EU’s current Slovenian Presidency, reached a landmark deal yesterday (26 June) on the details of plans to include aviation in the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme as of 2012.
Deal clinched on capping aircraft emissions
Posted in CO2-Emission, Transportation on 2008-06-26 | No Comments »
Countries would have to surrender sovereignty over their national airspace in favour of a European air-traffic management system by 2012, according to proposals presented in Brussels yesterday. While many are reluctant, concerns relating to parallel plans to include airlines in the EU’s emissions trading scheme could get the ball rolling.
Lack of progress so far
Conceding [...]
