hybrid vehicles
Six new and eco-friendly double-deck buses — the first of a new generation of hybrid vehicles from Volvo — are now tooling about London. The Volvo B5L Hybrid Double Deck buses entered service this week on Arriva London’s Route 141. Each bus is powered by a combination of an electric motor
hybrid vehicles
A recent graduate of the Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyers Industrials de Barcelona (ETSEIB) has proposed a way to make hybrid vehicles even more efficient, potentially reducing fuel consumption by up to 67 per cent. Toni Font based his proposal on one of the problems of conventional vehicles: the loss
electric cars
Plug-in and hybrid vehicles are taking center stage at this week’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and one auto company has actually dared to say why: peak oil. In announcing the debut of its FT-EV concept car, Toyota Motor Sales USA said it’s looking beyond the
clean energy
Planning to tour one of the US’s most infamous prisons? Now you can do so while minimising your carbon footprint too. Alcatraz Cruises, which contracts with the US National Park Service to provide sightseeing ferryboat service to Alcatraz Island, last week launched the Hybrid Hornblower, a vessel powered by
