France: Nuclear energy spurs development of electric vehicles (EVs) by French OEMs
France's electricity network based on nuclear energy has given Renault and PSA Peugeot-Citroen an advantage in the race to build battery-powered electric cars, because batteries recharged by nuclear energy mean CO2-free driving.

Too sweet to last? The future of the Brazilian ethanol industry
In the early 1990s, the future of the Brazilian sugar cane ethanol industry and for pure ethanol-powered cars looked bleak. But now the world has changed. Oil prices have recently gone beyond US$110 per barrel and seem unlikely to fall; concerns over global warming have created a huge domestic and export market; and, crucially, automotive technology has moved on to allow flexifuel vehicles.

Green motorsport - set to move into the fast lane?
Although motorsport and sustainability do not appear to be easy bedfellows, motorsport is increasingly aware of the need to take environmental considerations into account in its activities. Indeed, motorsport technologies may actually yield some useful solutions to make everyday motoring greener and ultimately more sustainable.

Asia's low-sulphur diesel challenge
At a recent conference in Shanghai, China, a representative of the Philippines-based Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) movement outlined the problems associated with the introduction of low-sulphur diesel fuel in the region