Archive for ‘Transportation’
Virgin flies biofueled jet
February 25th, 2008
Virgin Atlantic carried out the world’s first flight of a commercial aircraft powered with biofuel on Sunday in an effort to show it can produce less carbon dioxide than normal jet fuels.
Popularity: 3%
Oppose state greenhouse gas laws
February 10th, 2008
General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner urged a group of auto dealers Saturday to lobby against individual states trying to set their own limits on greenhouse gas emissions.
Popularity: 4%
Biofuels may promote, not slow, global warming
February 9th, 2008
The US rush to plant more corn for biofuel is already being blamed for soaring food prices. Now, two new US studies show that cultivated biofuel crops may actually increase instead of decrease the carbon emissions that ethanol and other biofuels were supposed to reduce.
Popularity: 3%
Ethanol may add to global warming
February 8th, 2008
The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming.
Popularity: 4%
EU, industry launch cleaner planes project
February 5th, 2008
Planes made in the European Union from 2015 may be quieter and less polluting thanks to a 1.6 billion euro ($2.4 billion) research project launched by the EU Commission and the aeronautics industry on Tuesday.
Popularity: 3%
Toyota beats GM in global production
January 28th, 2008
Toyota may have fallen short of General Motors in global vehicle sales last year, but it’s beaten its U.S. rival in another measure — global vehicle production. In the latest neck-and-neck numbers race between the world’s top two automakers, Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it had made a record 9,497,754 vehicles worldwide in 2007, up 5.3 percent from the …
Popularity: 4%
Gadgets And Tips To Make Your Vehicle More Green
January 19th, 2008
Becoming more eco-friendly is a popular mission these days both for companies and for consumers and this weekend at the Women’s Expo you’ll find something you might not expect — a car expert
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‘Green’ Cars on Display at Brussels Auto Show
January 16th, 2008
Concerns about global warming has prompted many car owners to consider vehicles which run on cleaner energy, forcing the automobile industry to react to keep up with these demands. Inside the Brussels motor show, these changes are obvious.
Popularity: 4%
US’s big trucks under scrutiny
January 15th, 2008
The latest big trucks are being showcased at the Detroit motor show, but they are now under scrutiny.
Popularity: 4%
Toyota battle turns electric
January 14th, 2008
Toyota Motor Corp likely to claim the title of world’s biggest automaker later this month from General Motors Corp Monday threw down the gauntlet to GM in a race for the next “green” car.
Popularity: 6%
Are Sports Cars’ Days Numbered?
January 14th, 2008
WSJ’s car critic Jeffrey Sabatini discusses Nissan’s new GTR, a classic sports car that bucks the growing trend among automakers to go green.
Popularity: 4%
EU to call for strict sustainability rules on biofuels
January 14th, 2008
The European Union is to call for strict rules on the types of biofuels that can be used across the bloc in order to avoid damaging the environment, officials in Brussels said Monday.
Popularity: 5%
“Nano” a no no for environment
January 11th, 2008
Selling for less than half the price of the current cheapest car in the market, it is India’s version of the Volkswagen Beetle in Germany or the Mini in England.
Popularity: 5%
Say Tata to costly cars
January 10th, 2008
India’s top vehicle maker Tata launches the world’s cheapest car to a packed audience at the Auto Expo 2008 in New Delhi after years of anticipation and criticism from environment groups that it will add to already overcrowded roads.
Popularity: 5%
Car makers rethinking strategy for 2008
January 9th, 2008
German car makers are rethinking their model strategies for 2008 amid a new car sales slump and the growing image problems faced by performance cars with high carbon dioxide emissions.
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