In a bid to demonstrate clean, modern technology, the Maryland Science Center have recently announced that they have received a fleet of electric cars, which they plan to rent and share with the public. The new electric car, the Maya 300, is produced by Canadian battery company Electrovaya. The cars can run up to 25 [...]

www.europcar.com As many companies report losses this year, leading car rental company Europcar continues to stay in the black. Part of the reason for this is Europcar’s exclusive partnership with budget airline easyJet. Europcar and easyJet formed an exclusive partnership in 2003 and have served more than 1.7 million joint customers. The partnership has proven [...]

After six years in the planning and making future pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andr? Borschberg showed off their prototype solar powered plane that they hope will fly around the globe. The plane has been designed and built to fly day and night without fuel, relying solely on the power of the sun. Solar Impulse HB-SIA [...]

The Hertz car rental company is seeing signs that there is an increased demand for vehicles for holidaymakers that are foregoing flights and instead travelling to destinations within driving distance of home. Hertz showed its investors a forecast that was considerably different to what Wall Street had predicted. On 25th June Hertz came out on [...]

www.rail.co.uk Under new plans laid out by the government major railway stations are being offered the chance to become more bike friendly. The government would like to introduce more racks for bikes and a repair shop to encourage the use of the two-wheeled transport. They have launched a fund aimed at ten major hubs where [...]

www.boeing.com The planned first flight of a Boeing 787 next week has been put on hold after a structural problem was discovered. Everything was going as scheduled with the Dreamliner aircraft as early as last week at the Paris Air Show. Weakness was found in the side of aircraft during static test and now has [...]

www.eurostar.com Eurostar have announced a new route that takes holidaymakers from England to Switzerland with a journey time of only six and half hours. The route is being welcomed by many as Britain’s are choosing to holiday at home or abroad on the cheap during the harsh financial times. Tickets are inexpensive for a return [...]

www.thomson.co.uk The UKs largest tour operator has hinted that there may be no price increases in their 2010 brochures if the British pound continues getting stronger. There was initial fear at the start of 2009 when the pound was week against most other currencies. Holiday companies had to secure rooms and service contracts earlier than [...]

www.streetcar.co.uk Last week saw the launch of Britain’s first ever electric car hire scheme, unveiled in London was the Toyota Prius hybrid version. Amberjack Projects provided the car with a new lithium ion phosphate battery that is recharged from a mains socket. It gives the car up to 30 miles of travel before needing the [...]