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Green energy presents so many amazing opportunities and advantages over our current energy infrastructure…like the ability to go places where there isn’t any infrastructure. A Canadian company has developed a lightweight plane/blimp that can haul up to 1,000 kg of goods and is powered solely by the sun.
Simply put, Mu lets you rent a bicycle, a scooter for cross-town visits, a car for longer trips, or a large van for moving – all for a (relatively) low monthly fee. Mu is, in other words, sort of like a car-sharing service and sort of like an EV service, but with the added flexibility of an electric bike rental or scooter rental … all in one.
Who else has a case of the Mondays? Because I do. None the less, I’ve got a job to do, part of which involves rounding up some interesting green news for you, our dear readers. Some of the highlights over the weekend include Fisker’s promise of an affordable plug-in hybrid by 2013, reflective paint keeps your car cool, and the first round of Top Gear vs. Tesla goes to Top Gear..
That right there is the 50 cc Honda Metropolitan that’s been carrying me across Chicago these past few months. With only 50 cc pushing the little scooter along, I can’t say it’s fast – but in rush hour traffic, with big-engine pickups and ultra-fast turbocharged Porsches dicing for position among stop-and-go city trucks? It’s plenty [...]
The Spanish tuning house RBM Sport has developed a “bolt on” package that allows Porsche’s Boxster S to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG, or “autogas” in Europe). Christened the Porsche Boxster “Ecologic,” the car can be started and run on conventional gasoline, and “switched” to LPG from inside the cabin. RBM claims the little Porsche [...]
Earlier this year, Mitsubishi declared that the 2012 version of its high-performance halo car (the rally-inspired “Evo”) would be the last. New reports, however, claim that Mitsubishi has been quietly developing an eleventh generation Evo that combines two of green-motoring’s favorite technologies: hybrid power, and diesel power! Ignoring the fact that Chris was right about [...]
Electric buses, hydrogen-powered buses, hybrid buses – public transportation seems to be getting greener and greener. This month, Suntory Holdings of Japan has jumped on the green bandwagon by offering factory tours on battery-powered buses charged at solar-powered stations.
Gas2 readers may remember the electric mopeds for rent outside train stations in Japan. The phenomenon seems to be spreading – now Tajimi Citi in Gifu Prefecture has launched an initiative to spread awareness of electric vehicles among its populace. The same electric mopeds – the Yamaha EC 03 – will be available for rent in front of the Kokokei JR Station, starting in December.
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