I didn’t know squirrels could drive cars

Contrary to popular belief, the electric car is not dead. And “tree-huggers” are the new target market for a 40 km/h battery-powered vehicle. According to the makers of Zenn: “The existing market in the states is predominantly gated communities or master-plan communities in the southern states. So that’s typically a 65-year-old plus person who uses […]

Fuel for thought

Two recent reports pour a fair amount of cold water on the biofuels issue. If you recall, I’m not convinced they are the answer to long-term sustainability, but can have some temporary benefits while the search for a solution to the two-fold problem of oil shortage and global warming continues. The first, published by the […]

Coconut Cars

The story on cars fueld by coconut oil on an island in Papua New Guinea sparked a lively conversation in our household about the various alternative fuels on trial all over the world. Coconut oil sounds like the perfect sort of island-based fuel that seems to make environmental sense. Apart from the lower concentration of […]