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Shiny Tesla shot
It was a bit gutting that all the prototypes were in repair as it meant there was nothing for us to test drive. That was a bit of a blow, really, after we’d travelled all that way. But this car was the shiniest of the bunch.
More Tesla plug shots...
Plug this into the wall for a really good ride…
Pic: Tesla charges on...
This is the Tesla – charging away in its development garage. The charge takes three hours. But don’t forget that lithium batteries, which Teslas run on, become more inefficient as they get older.
Pic: Tesla plug
You plug this bit into your Tesla motor to give it juice.
Tesla not working...
This little Tesla is out of order. Actually, it’s one of the prototypes being fixed up for a drive.
Tesla pics...
A picture says a thousand words, after all… Photos by Greenbang crew – shot on a Canon 30D with a pants lens. Danger, danger – high voltage. The charging point for a Tesla. Apparently this is what you need in your house to charge a Tesla car.
Punters pick on poor eco-creds to cut better deals
This is another naff survey. It’s quiet, it’s Christmas… More than one in three (44%)(1) of UK adults say they would use poor environmental ratings in Home Information Packs (HIPs) to try and negotiate a discount on the asking price of a property. In addition, 14% said
Climate-change art hits hills of Yorkshire
Greenbang’s mate, Jason Elliott, has been busy preparing an art exhibition in Yorkshire. Check out his latest work and read the blurb… Yorkshire artist Jason Elliott’s exhibition about the effects of climate change on the Pennine town of Hebden Bridge has converted the “dark satanic mills” into a
Kite-powered ocean liner takes to the sea
It may sound like nonsense, but check this out: a cargo ship is sailing the oceans using a kite to aid its movement. Damned cool, don’t you think? SkySails is responsible… Apparently, a source in the maritime business (who isn’t Captain Birdseye) tells Greenbang the industry is “seriously
Unisys boasts of 'green' data centre...
Really Greenbang is a bit bored of green data centres. “Woo, we’ve got a green data centre that uses less electricty than usual.” Well surely that’s something you should be doing in the first place? It’s like saying, “Yeah it’s really good, we don’t leave
Economics of climate change - podcasted...
Bloomberg Radio’s Tom Keene interviews John Llewellyn and Elizabeth Economy on the economics of climate change. If you want to listen, do a little dance and go here… Dr. Llewellyn, senior economic policy adviser for Europe at Lehman Brothers Holdings, spoke from London about the search for global warming