Tesla Roadster at Revolve 2008?

Many of our supporters have asked about the much anticipated Tesla Roadster. Developed with the help of Lotus Engineering, it will easily out-accelerate the BMW Hydrogen 7 and Saab Biopower taking part. But driven more sensibly, the Roadster could do the Brighton to London rally 4 times over (320km+ per charge). It is the 'web 2.0' of the electric car world and seemingly everyone wants one. Given the hype, we thought we'd post their response to our invitation to take part in the Revolve 05.06.07 event.

"While [we] do appreciate the invite, we will have to respectfully decline. Right now we are heads-down trying to get our vehicle to production, and all of our resources are focused on that effort. We would certainly entertain this event as a possibility in next year’s schedule. Best regards and thank you for your consideration.
-Tesla Motors"

Here's to next year!

New Hydrogen Centre; Sees 6 Million Hydrogen Cars in Europe by 2020

The Linde Group has officially inaugurated a new €3-million Hydrogen Centre in Germany. Linde is focusing in its research and development on the renewable production of hydrogen, especially bio-hydrogen.

"In cooperation with specialists in the field, we are advancing the development of several methods for biomass conversion into hydrogen. We are confident that soon all the hydrogen required by the Linde Hydrogen Center can be produced by sustainable production methods"

- Dr Aldo Belloni, member of the Executive Board of Linde AG.

"It would be a shame if Germany were to sleep through a trend in hydrogen technology the way we slept through hybrids.”

- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Reitzle, CEO of the Linde Group.

This sounds like positive news... and has sparked an entertaining hydrogen vs biofuels debate over at Green Car Congress. Check it out.

Tyndall report outlines UK route to reduced carbon emissions

A new report by Friends of the Earth and The Co-operative Bank (based on research carried out by The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research) is the UK’s first comprehensive route-map to a low carbon economy.
The study shows the total amount of carbon dioxide the UK can emit between now and 2050.

The report describes how:

• Sufficient emissions reductions can be made by using technologies which are – or are close to - market ready.
• The UK needs to achieve significant emission cuts – of around 70 per cent - within the next 30 years and it is possible to do so.

By 2050 the research envisages a world where:

• People fill up their cars at multi fuel stations which provide a choice of electricity, biofuels or hydrogen
• Hydrogen fuel cells are routinely used to provide heat and power in homes

You can download a PDF summary here (1.4Mb) or the full report here (2.8Mb)