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The Honda FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) was named 2009 World Green Car by 59 World Car jurors from 25 countries worldwide. BBC Top Gear's James May described it as "the most important car ever", and now - finally - Revolve gets to drive it, along with the Positive TV film crew at the Copenhagen Climate Change summit.
The now rare first generation Toyota Prius was the world's first mass-produced hybrid car (1997). It was sold at roughly half the price that it cost to produce (let alone develop) - a bold statement of Toyota's pioneering commitment to reducing emissions.
GreenTomatoCars is an award-winning private taxi hire (minicab) service in London with a fleet of hybrids that are often completely emission free when used as taxis. Green Tomato also carbon-offest unavoidable emissions and have built up a huge number of loyal customers.
For 2010 Tesla will be bringing three of their latest right-hand drive Roadsters to the Eco-Rally, which ends just a few blocks from Tesla's London showroom in Knightsbridge.
The Yogo was the world's first full production electric scooter to feature removable lithium batteries. Shorter charges, longer ranges, greater capabilities, giving you more power to go further.
Chronic congestion has reached record levels in some cities. The UK's biggest breakdown organisation now uses the motorbikes and electric scooters to cut through traffic and reach breakdowns in central London up to 33% quicker, getting members and other traffic moving again with minimum delay.
Most city-folk can go for weeks without needing a car, but when we do, we like to treat ourselves. Streetcar is currently the UK's biggest car club and one of their strengths is their attractive, low-emission vehicle range. In 2007 they teamed up with VW to launch the 2007 Polo BlueMotion in the UK. Now all their VW cars and vans carry the Bluemotion badge, plus they now stock BMWs with Efficient Dynamics, including the 118d - 2008 World Green Car of the Year.
Way back in 1956, company founder Soichiro Honda said: "After materials are carried into the factory, nothing but products should be carried out." Today, this has been achieved with zero waste to landfill at all Japanese manufacturing plants and Swindon to achieve this by 2010.
Ginetta plane to sell the G50 EV in the near future. The electric sports car is capable of 120 mph and has a range of between 150 miles (track day racing) and up to 250 miles on a full charge. It’s three batteries and motor deliver power directly to the rear wheels maintaining the ‘fun factor’ of the petrol-powered equivalent.
