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Some of the People's Eco-Rally Cars at the finish line

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.

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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.

Revolve Eco-Rally display in Croydon


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.

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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.

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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!

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