SINCE the launch of Spain’s first high-speed railway in 1992, the glamourous, sleek AVE trains have been the envy of the world and made Spain undoubtedly the world leader in the field. By Wendy Williams Advising the US on its own high-speed aims, as well as recently signing a deal to install an AVE line [...]

DRIVERS are failing to demonstrate their green credentials after it emerged sales of eco-friendly cars flopped in the first nine months of the year. Only 8,000 hybrid cars – which run on both petrol and electric – were sold nationally between January and September, less than half the government’s target of 20,000. Andalucia saw the [...]

Hybrids, electric cars, plug in points, what is the future of motoring? HENRY Ford was famously once noted for offering his pioneering, massproduced model T as being available in “any colour you want, as long as it’s black.” Today, most major manufacturers are developing alternative power sources for their vehicles as the world attempts to [...]

MOTORING giant Honda has begun testing its environmentally friendly electric scooter in Spain. The Japanese firm will test 18 zero carbon emitting EV-Neo’s for a year, starting this month. The research with Barcelona Council will determine the viability of replacing petrol scooters with electric powered ones. The battery powered EV-Neo has a range of 34 [...]

FROM take away to take off, Thomson Airways will become the UK’s first airline to fly holidaymakers on recycled cooking oil. In a bid to cut its carbon footprint, the airline will transport passengers from Birmingham to Mallorca later this month. Vastly improving its green credentials, it will lessen the dependence of the airline on [...]

THE speed limit on Spanish motorways will return to 120kph from July 1 after the government decided not to maintain the reduced 110kph limit which had been in place since March. Reports had suggested the switch could cost 600,000 euros, but Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba stated that ‘the [...]

THOUSANDS of British tourists could face far longer journeys to the sun under an EU proposal to replace short-haul flights with fast-track rail journeys. The EU plan would see European-wide flights phased out to cut carbon dioxide emissions from transport by 60 per cent over the next 40 years. The plans could have a dramatic [...]

SPANISH engineers have designed a new electric motorbike that will compete in this year’s electric motorbike World Championship. The Spanish E-Moto LGN, which is capable of reaching speeds of 230km/h, will compete at the eGrandPrix event. LGN Tech Design teamed up with the Carlos III University in Madrid to produce the bike, which weighs just [...]

  THEY are the bain of every motorist… but at least they are eco-friendly. A new breed of speed cameras has been equipped with a small windmill and several solar panels. The new design, launched in Catalonia, should generate enough electricity to catch out motorists without using electricity from the grid. So far, two prototypes [...]

A GREEN revolution has been introduced in a bid to cut back on the country’s crippling energy bill. A raft of 20 energy-saving measures are hoped to save the country a total of 2.3bn euros in fuel bills. The measures announced by the government mark the strongest response in Europe to the increase in oil [...]

IT is every trainspotter’s dream. The government has announced it is going ahead with its 400 million euro plan to build a trio of high-speed train testing tracks in Antequera. The project, which the government claims will create more than 7,000 jobs, will be the largest and most advanced in Europe. Announcing the scheme, Science [...]

RESIDENTS have just one week left to voice their opposition to plans for a controversial motorway linking Ronda with the Costa del Sol. It comes as the IU party put in an official objection to the scheme that would see large parts of the Sierra Bermeja and Genal Valley carved up to make way for [...]