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The People's Eco-Rally 2008 attracted all kinds of vehicles: family run-abouts, 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.
2008 Eco-Rally - official video
The UK's first car club company
The VOSA team's reaction after discovering their own Honda Civic Hybrid (shared pool-car) had won the exhaust-emissions part of the Eco-Rally competition.
Up until very recently, whether or not a car is "green" was less important to most British motorists than the actual colour of the paint. However, the most important factor was, and still is, price. BCA - the UK's largest used car seller, has provided proof that motorists are now making the connection between the two by discovering that there is a strong demand for hybrid/electric and LPG powered cars in the used car market. In fact they are selling well above the market price for their petrol and diesel counterparts.
Lisa Rogers, Julian and the Revolve Eco-Rally organisers pose for the press in front of the suitably liveried Prius at the Eco-Rally pit-stop.
Our panel of expert judges used the e-factor: energy, efficiency & enthusiasm to decide on the greenest vehicles and drivers. Exhaust emissions were measured by VOSA and the driver's skill was tested in the eco-driving simulator provided by the Energy Saving Trust.
LoveLondon and the Green.tv film crew drove their Toyota Prius hybrid Zipcar in the People's Eco-Rally 2008. The car-sharing company also displayed one of their Minis at the finish line on Clapham Common.
The Eco-Rally is a positive demonstration of the lowest emission vehicles on the market today, plus the most promising forms of future transportation. You can expect to see all kinds of green machines: rickshaws, bikes, pedal-cars, quadricycles, family run-abouts, taxis, sports-cars, limousines, vans and even lorries!
