The 2008 People's Eco-Rally supported by the Energy Saving Trust
Submitted by MikeWhelan on 12 February, 2008 - 14:12
Are you already a part of the ‘green’ transport revolution and want to compare your lifestyle with others?
Join Revolve on the summer solstice and find out what eco-pioneers are already doing and how you can cut your car's carbon emissions now without costing the earth. Inspired by World Environment Day and the Love London, Love Your Planet festival, Revolve is challenging eco-motorists to prove you are really kicking the carbon habit. As a sequel to their inaugural event last year, Revolve is inviting members of the public to drive from Brighton to London in the greenest way you can.
With an emphasis on personal stories, this year’s event will offer a tangible demonstration of what we can all do right now to 'kick the carbon habit' without having to invest in a new car or wait for new infrastructure.
Lowering emissions is only part of the story, so Revolve has teamed with isanyonegoingto.com and invited all the major car-clubs to promote car-sharing (i.e. using a shared car and car-pooling).
Revolve are giving away the latest widescreen Navman S90i as prizes.
Admission Fee:
FREE
Date:
Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 08:00 - 20:00
Locations:
Start (Brighton)
Locations:
Pit Stop
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Finish Line Vehicles on Display:
The People's Eco-Rally 2008 attracted all kinds of vehicles: family runabouts, quadricycles, vans, pedal-cars and even a 44-ton truck! The Mercedes Actros tractor-unit runs on pure plant oil and is capable of 56mph. Whereas the Lotus sports car runs on landfill gas and goes from 0-60mph in under 6 secs.
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With a growing family and a lifestyle that relies heavily on travelling by car, Lisa Rogers was a pioneer of DIY biofuel conversions - with the eventual aim of using locally-sourced, recycled fuel, without sacrificing drivability. |
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The UK's first car club companyBen and Mits from City Car Club played a vital role in the People's Eco-Rally: ferrying event organisers Revolve, our film crew, most of our equipment and our judges to Brighton the night before the big day. |
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Honda UK has secured Britain's biggest ever fleet deal for hybrid cars. The Metropolitan Police has ordered 117 Honda Civic Hybrids (as seen patrolling the 2008 Eco-Rally exhibition) for its Community Support Officers to use as part of a Safer Neighbourhoods scheme –... |
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Gasrec’s S1 Elise was converted by Lotus Engineering to run on compressed methane gas and is the only vehicle of its kind. The 1.8l, 4 cylinder engine may be 60% quieter than a normal petrol-powered Elise, but it still growls like a sports car and was undoubtedly the... |
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Haulier Harry Wragg is upgrading his food haulier fleet to be powered by CO2 nuetral, renewable fuel - grown in the field just like the foodstock it carries. Sixteen award-winning Mercedes Actros lorries have been converted by Elsbett from new to operate on Verdant... |
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Organic Power's biomethane-fuelled Mercedes vans are quieter, less smelly and less polluting than conventional diesel vans. Organic Power are so confident in their clean natural gas fuel that the driver [the inventor's cousin] drank the collected water vapour from the... |
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Retro British style with modern BMW engineering, easy to park (especially at reserved Car Club spaces!) and incredibly fun to drive - it's like an adult-sized go-kart. See it at the Clapham Bandstand and find out how to become a Car Club member. |
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Navman GPS devices offer the most up to date TeleAtlas maps, with 100% street network coverage for all major European countries – meaning no more getting lost at home or abroad. |
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GoinGreen introduced the world's best-selling electric car to the UK in 2004 and there are now well over 1,000 G-Wiz users in London. Most daily drivers only need to re-charge once or twice a fortnight. |
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LoveLondon and the Green.tv film crew drove their Toyota Prius hybrid Zipcar in the People's Eco-Rally 2008. |
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The electric motor power the Prius up to 22mph, whereupon the petrol engine kicks in. A continuously variable transmission selects the best gearing ratio for the driving conditions and gradually eases off power from the petrol engine as you settle down to cruising... |
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For the People's Eco-Rally 2008, eco-cars.net entered their dual-fuel Toyota Aygo which can use either petrol or LPG. Running on LPG, the 80 mile Brighton to Kent to London trip cost them just £4 and emitted under 100grams of CO2 per km. Road tax is £... |
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With the help of the Volks Electric Railway engineers, artist Jamie McCartney has ripped the two-stroke engine out of this Trabant and converted it to pedal-power. Despite being one of the 'most polluting vehicles on the planet ', the Eastern-block classic... |
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In a recent survey, 23% have either used or are considering using car rental as an alternative to car ownership. Paul Wilson is one of those people and the Eco-Rally coincided with a week when he needed to hire a car, so he decided to take part and share his views. |
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Just opposite the fish & chips along Madeira Drive, Paul Johanssen really entered into the spirit of the Brighton to London Eco-Rally by filling his diesel-engined Lupo on cooking oil. He was awarded the affordability prize (Navman S90i satnav) for demonstrating... |
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