Ekoneko: Category Transport

CheatNeutral offsetting

admin — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:12:00 +0200

Just for fun this time:

Cheatneutral is a tongue-in-cheek website that makes fun of carbon offsetting by comparing it to offsetting the cheating in a relationship.

Seriously, the point that these guys make is very good.

Ozocar

admin — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:03:00 +0200

I was earlier reporting of an environmentally friendly taxi service in London. Thanks to Harri K, I have now a pointer to a similar one in US New York area, Ozocar. "Service, style, and sustainability" - very similar lingo to Climatecars in London.

Good to have such a choice!

Both Treehugger and NYT report that hybrid taxis are on the way.

Live like you teach

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:04:00 +0200

In our neighboring country, Sweden, king Carl Gustav has publicly been a proponent of sustainable living. Aftonbladet has earlier reported that the king is recycling and offers rather tap water than bottled water. As he likes his cars, so far he has had 9 gas-guzzlers in his garage. However, today Aftonbladet reported that the king has been seen driving a Volvo S30, a compact car with fairly good exhaust values. I'm happy to see that people don't just talk anymore, but also act. Especially it's important that public figures show a good example in this.

By the way, if you are interested in the exhaust values of cars, have a look at the Ekoake search service by Finnish authorities. You can search for cars with the max CO2 emissions or gas consumption. If you see such services in English, please let me know!

Climatecars

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:00:00 +0200

Learned from my colleagues in London: there's a taxi service called climatecars that aims to make taxi services as environmentally friendly as possible. They use hybrid cars for low emissions, and also offset the carbon. At the same time, they try not to sacrifice any of the standards of taxi ride, like comfort, punctuality, security,

They also have a service for bicyclists who want to get a ride back home after a day gone too long.

Car emission databases

admin — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:27:00 +0200

I'd like to find databases of emission values for different cars.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

Fueleconomy.gov by US Department of Energy,
Terrapass calculator estimates CO2 emissions from MPG

Canada

Cleanairpass by cleanairpass Inc

Finland

Ekoake, by Autorekisterikeskus