2008 Eco-Rally Participants
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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Case Study : The VOSA Travel Plan The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) is synonymous with roadworthiness, driver-compliance and emissions-testing so they need to ensure they 'practice what they preach'. VOSA is in the process of upgrading their fleet... |
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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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