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  • Kevin Hague

    It’s official: Bicycling can save your life - by Kevin Hague



    The highly esteemed British Medical Journal has found, after an extensive study, that cycling literally saves lives. The research looked at the differences in health benefits of using a bicycle sharing scheme run in Barcelona compared with travel by a car in an urban environment. The results were clear: public bicycle sharing schemes can improve [...] read more
    October 20, 2011 10:02 am - 4 Comments
  • frog

    James Bond saves (a little bit of) petrol - by frog



    It seems James Bond has ditched the Aston Martin and BMW for a more full efficient car. Can Helen Clark do the same? Hat tip : Ecorazzi read more
    October 23, 2008 2:17 pm - 9 Comments
  • frog

    Hyundai announces NZ’s first fully electric car - by frog



    Although it won’t be New Zealand’s first electric car, it will be the first fully electric production model. But wait, there’s more! The conversion to fully electric will take place here, according to a press release from Hyundai today. The project is in collaboration with engineer, Ross Blade who developed the Getz retro-fit electric car. [...] read more
    September 26, 2008 10:19 am - 50 Comments
  • frog

    Study: As petrol prices rise, auto deaths fall - by frog



    Today’s high gasoline prices could cut auto deaths by nearly a third as driving decreases, particularly among price-sensitive teenage drivers, the authors of a new study say. Professors Michael Morrisey of the University of Alabama and David Grabowski of Harvard Medical School found that for every 10% increase in gas prices there was a 2.3% [...] read more
    July 17, 2008 9:25 am - 10 Comments
  • frog

    AFS Trinity claim 150 mpg - by frog



    AFS Trinity Power Corporation claim to have developed a hybrid technology that gets 150 miles per gallon. That’s mighty impressive given that the US light vehicle fleet averages in the low 20s. What really presses my button about this particular claim is that they have done it with off-the-shelf parts. This means that the new [...] read more
    July 6, 2008 5:01 pm - 25 Comments