Carbon Footprint

CEO hints at 2015 launch date for first Lamborghini hybrid

It wasn't long ago that supercar manufacturers were scoffing at the idea of introducing hybrid variants of their models, but with Porsche and even the usually traditionalist Ferrari hard at work on their own respective hybrid drivetrains, it wasn't going to be long before other supercar...

August 4, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann 6

Lamborghini hints at hybrid future in new environmental strategy

2010 Bentley Continental Supersports production model

Spy shots: Bentley Continental Supersports in production trim

Bentley’s fastest and most powerful production car ever priced from $273,295

China's carbon emissions jump 80% in just three years

Beijing's efforts to cut its local pollution for the Olympics aside, China has shown little interest in cutting back its output of carbon into the atmosphere. Even with... March 5, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann 7

Consortium including UN issues emissions edict: cut CO2 output by half by 2050

A consortium of industry agencies and the United Nations wants the world to cut its vehicular emissions by 50% by 2050. The cutely-named '50 by 50' plan calls on governments... March 5, 2009 by Kenneth Hall

2009 Bentley Continental Supersports Biofuel

Continental Supersports: Bentley’s fastest and most powerful production car ever

The pressure to show an interest in the ecological impact of driving is extending ever-upwards, so high that even Bentley is working on a biofuel model. The new model is... February 24, 2009 by Kenneth Hall 3

Mission Motors Mission One electric motorcycle

Mission Motors unveils electric motorcycle with 150 mile range and 150mph top speed

Today’s Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference held in Long Beach, California, saw the unveiling of a new all-electric motorcycle that its makers claim... February 4, 2009 by James Martinez 4

Honda developing electric motorcycle for 2010

Honda announced today that it will be developing an electric-powered motorcycle, with sales of the bike expected to begin some time next year. The news will be pleasing for... January 2, 2009 by James Martinez 2

European Parliament agrees to looser CO2 rules

In September, a committee in the European Parliament proposed easing the carbon dioxide emissions rules previously set to phase in over the next several years, and today the... December 17, 2008 by Nelson Ireson 4

EU reaches agreement on emissions reduction target

The European Union has reached an agreement on a greenhouse gas reduction program for new vehicles, announcing today that carmakers must cut their fleet-wide emissions levels... December 2, 2008 by Kenneth Hall 1

UK, France, Germany, Italy agree on CO2 limits

Italy has reportedly dropped its objections to a European Commission plan to introduce softer CO2 emission limits on new cars, leaving the door open for an EU-wide agreement... November 21, 2008 by Nelson Ireson 4

EU considering three year delay of 120g/km CO2 limit

The European Union is ready to abandon its long-established goal of cutting carbon dioxide limits for new vehicles to 120g/km by 2012. Under a proposal introduced during... November 3, 2008 by Kenneth Hall

Ferrari CEO flatly rules out diesels

The Germans are embracing diesels wholeheartedly, and many of the Fiat Group's companies have a standing relationship with the oily fuel, but Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa has... October 29, 2008 by Ralph Hanson 1