Production models
The Vectrix electric maxi-class scooter is The AA's choice for providing motorcycle assistance in London. Capable of over 60 mph (97 km/h), with maximum torque available immediately - a much-loved characteristic of electric motors. It has 90% less moving parts than a petrol scooter, making it an extremely reliable support vehicle.
What Car?'s judges praised the S40 DRIVe's unique combination of low emissions (104g/km CO2), fuel efficiency (72.4 mpg combined), practicality, safety and driver enjoyment.
Without good design - that which raises the emotions, and gets us all fired up - how do we hope to encourage the sorts of numbers needed to switch to sustainable living, to really make a difference? Aspiration and style play key roles in getting us to make the switch to a better cleaner way of living.
At 30g CO2 per passenger kilometre the express coach is the most carbon efficient form of motorised transport resulting in less than a quarter of the emissions per passenger than equivalent journey by car. Average number of people in a car is just 1.58, compared to 32 on a coach. Congestion dramatically increases CO2 emissions from road vehicles.
Aston Martin Racing driver Darren Turner and his fiance took part in the 2011 Bridgestone Eco-Rally in a Cygnet dressed in Seychelles Blue.
Spencer Ivy want to get the whole world to become cycling super-heroes with their classic, high quality retro. To prove the benefits of their advanced electric-assist system, the Spencer Ivy team cycled all the way to the finish line, 75 miles away in London. The team were decked out in hi-tech, designer cycling gear courtesy of Two n Fro.
Two Transit Connect Electric vans (with passengers) have successfully completed the 75-mile route from Oxford to London in a convoy of electric, hybrid and low-emission vehicles, as part of the 2011 Bridgestone Eco Rally.
A year after beating the Teslas in the 2010 Brighton to London Bridgestone Eco-Rally, the i-Scoot returns for another 'hybrid' trip: this time it's scoot-coach-scoot.
This heavy-duty diesel lorry utilises Clean Air Power’s Dual-Fuel technology to deliver significant greenhouse gas emission reductions and fuel cost savings compared with standard diesel engines. These Dual-Fuel trucks are around 30% more energy efficient than equivalent spark ignited natural gas engines.
The Mitsubishi i-MiEV has four seats, zero tailpipe-emissions, qualifies for free road tax, no Congestion Charge in London, free parking in some boroughs, and zero benefit-in-kind company car tax – adding up to potential savings of thousands of pounds a year.
