Avis offsets near 200,000 tonnes of CO2
One of the biggest car rental firms in the world, Avis Budget Group estimates that it has offset 198,578 tonnes of CO2 since it signed an agreement with global offsetting firm, CarbonNeutral back i...
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Nottingham to invest £16.2 million in cutting congestion
Work to relief congestion on Nottingham’s Ring Road can go ahead after receiving the final nod of approval from Transport Minister Norman Baker this week. The new £16.2 million scheme, with £12.8...
London tightens Congestion Charge exemptions
New car buyers in London will have a new magic figure that will be in the forefront of their minds from today-75g/km CO2- as the capital brings in new exemption rules to the city’s Congestion Charg...
Hertz launches 24/7 self-service for car club experience
The rise of the car club in the past few years has somewhat put traditional car rental in the shade. It perhaps comes as no surprise then that traditional rental giants have been increasingly wande...
Government announces £100 billion investment for UK infrastructure
The Government has revealed a new plan to invest £100 billion into the UK’s ageing infrastructure, including plans for road repairs, new homes, energy investment and better flood defences. The ne...
London’s air pollution hotspots revealed
Analysis of 1.5 million pieces of data from the London Mayor’s office, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, have revealed the capital’s dirtiest roads. The worst roads in London for...
Future of transport will be ‘autonomous and multimodal’
Cars will become more like robots in the future, as populations increasing migrate into megacities and this compact way of living starts to influence driving patterns, Richard Parry-Jones, co-chair...
Singapore smog linked to land-clearing forest fires
While noise pollution might be the topic of discussion for our Green Piece this week, over in Singapore, its air pollution that is causing concern today. A haze in the country is being caused by ...
CPT SpeedStart system meets the hybrid standard
With a new generation of micro-mild hybrid cars on their way, a UK company has taken the lead in producing a motor generator system that can live up to their standards. Controlled Power Technologi...
Green Transport Week asks us to think about how we travel
It's Green Transport Week all next week, a chance to raise awareness of the impact travel can have on the environment and make people think about the way they get around. Run by the Environmental...
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