China to invest in green vehicles
China is to go head-to-head with America in producing electric vehicles thanks to investment of around £1 billion in the sector during the next three years.
News Archives - March 2009
Huge demand for nano lottery
A modestly-priced motorised vehicle pitched at the millions of people in India who currently travel by bicycle and scooter was always going to be popular, but demand for the world’s cheapest production is such that those wanting to order the Tata Nano are having to enter a lottery.
Brits can ‘save money with pedal power’
Motorists looking for a cheap alternative form of travel could save up to £2,000 each year if they opt for pedal power.
Free bicycles for children suggest MPs
Extra funding for safer routes, American-style yellow bus schemes and free bicycles for those unable to afford them are measures that could reduce congestion by dramatically increasing the number of children who walk and cycle to school, according to a group of MPs.
Rural idyll worst for climate change
The idea that urban areas contribute a disproportionately-high amount to global climate change is challenged by a study from the International Institute for Environment and Development, which finds that the greenhouse gas emissions of large cities are far below those of rural areas.