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 [...]

POLITICAL parties of all colours have united to oppose a ‘crackpot’ project that would see the world’s biggest train testing track open near Antequera. By Jon Clarke and Anatoly Kurmanaev Pressure group Antequera Habitable has joined forces with the three main parties in Mollina demanding that the scheme be scrapped. They are compiling a petition [...]

THE plans for the proposed motorway linking Ronda with the Costa del Sol have now gone on display. Throughout January exhibitions will be held in Town Halls throughout the affected municipalities giving the public a chance to study the information and oppose the plans. The project, which aims to cut the travel time from Ronda [...]

QUEEN Sofia was firmly backing environmental issues as she got behind the wheel of a ‘green’ car. She took the Peugeot iON for a spin while on the annual family holiday in Mallorca, and gave it the royal thumbs-up, calling it “phenomenal”. The Spanish government is no doubt keeping its fingers crossed that this will [...]

IN the first seven months of the year only 16 electric cars were registered for use on Spanish roads. That makes the stated goal of having 2,000 electric vehicles circulating by the end of this year almost unachievable. Next year’s target had been to get 20,000 electric and hybrid cars on the road. It was [...]

IMPROVEMENTS to Andalucia’s roads have been halted as the government claws back cash. The planned cuts, which will save the government 64 billion euros over the next two years, will affect the whole country as 231 public works are cancelled. The worst hit areas are in the north of Spain, with Cataluña and Cantabria facing [...]

BEING green doesn’t mean sacrificing the ‘cool ride’ part of your persona. The Green Guide runs a rule over ten eco-friendly cars so you can leave smaller carbon tyre-prints as you cruise around Andalucia in style. In ascending price order: 1. Volkswagen Polo BlueMotion 1.4 TDi: > 12,000 euros Without using hybrid technology, Volkswagen has [...]

MORE people are now getting on the right track to help preserve our ever-precious environment. With the number of cars fast growing on Andalucia’s roads, street-wise locals are rapidly getting on board the region’s burgeoning railway system. Although the high-speed AVE is stealing all the plaudits, those in the know understand that a little-known mountain [...]

TAKING a fast train from the Costa del Sol to London will cut out the ‘airport hassle factor’, not to mention 90 per cent of your CO2 emissions, writes Sara Wallace