Many people place the blame for depleting the world’s fossil fuel resources on business drivers. Some say that those with company cars are most likely to use more petrol However; the usage of company cars has decreased by over eight percent between 2007 and 2009. Meanwhile, private car mileage has only decreased by around four percent . . . → Read More: Business car usage greener than private cars
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With a vegetable patch next to the coach park and a grass roof onto of a petrol station, the concept for green motorway services is a bit off-base at first glance. However, the planners behind the new Gloucester Gateway project valued at £35m seem to feel otherwise given the project was approved. Its purpose is to . . . → Read More: Green motorway services for Gloucester Gateway Everyone knows Wynne Evans, he is a Welsh tenor who once famously responded to the All Blacks well-known Haka chant before a rugby game against Wales, with his rendition of Bread of Heaven, he has since gone on to perform at over 30 Welsh international rugby matches. He has appeared in many productions by the Welsh National . . . → Read More: What’s special about Go compare and Gio Compario The amount of bicycles that have suddenly appeared in London has spiked new concerns over safety and vandalism, especially since the bikes have plenty of technology packed into them. However, the bikes also make use of this technology to protect themselves from theft with some even requiring passcodes and keys to be unlocked. Before getting a bike . . . → Read More: 6000 new bikes hit London’s streets Plans to extend the tram network in Greater Manchester have been approved with the leaders of all ten local authorities in the region agreeing to invest £0.5 billon into the Greater Manchester Transport Fund for three future extensions to the line. By the spring of 2014 trams will run forward to Rochdale and Oldham town centres and . . . → Read More: Manchester widens tram network Green campaigners and opposition politicians are claiming that a new grant scheme from the government to offer motorists around £5,000 off the price of an electric car has been reduced by about 80% today. According to these campaigners, the fate of low emission cars also now in question. Philip Hammond, the transport secretary however confirmed that the . . . → Read More: Will motorists get a £5,000 green discount? Nearly 25% of all motorists in Britain would choose not to purchase an eco-friendly vehicle according to new research by tyre manufacturer Bridgestone. The study claims that 23% of Britons do not want to drive such a vehicle and out of that number another 40% think that motorbikes and cars that are electric or hydrogen powered . . . → Read More: Motorists steer clear of green transportation because of costs Most travelers now book their flights online and then check in using their mobile phones without giving any of these newer features a second thought. While a plane today looks similar to the first jet aircraft that hit the runways in 1960, they are now 80% more fuel efficient, proving that the entire airline industry has . . . → Read More: Passenger planes 80% more fuel efficient that in the 60s WebExpenses, is a system for tracking the carbon footprint of different types of transport, including cars, buses, trains and planes. The new system enables business travellers to calculate their carbon footprint using up-to-date, government-approved carbon and environmental data. Unlike other carbon tracking systems currently on the market, the WebExpenses software works in real time, whereas others produce . . . → Read More: Businesses can transport carbon footprint with WebExpenses |
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