If you’re looking to adopt a more environmentally friendly way of driving, then there’s a simple idea that could drastically reduce the amount of emissions your journeys create and save the amount of money you spend on fuel. Drive like you’re riding a bike.
If you’re looking to make your home more energy efficient, a good place to start is by sorting out your lighting.
According to the Energy Saving Trust, lighting accounts for around eight per cent of a household’s energy bills, so choosing an efficient way to light your house could have a big impact on how much you spend, as well as the environment.
Although there are government incentives across the world for the increase in the numbers of electric vehicles there has still been a limited uptake by the general population. Electric vehicles still cost more than conventional petrol or diesel cars and hybrid cars because of the extra cost of their lithium-ion battery packs. But in the same way as prices of hybrids such as the Toyota Prius or the Honda Insight fell, the prices of electric models are reducing as these battery packs are produced on a bigger scale, and are expected to continue falling.
Biofuels are alternative fuels to petrol or diesel, but they are still not perfect for the environment or for a car’s performance. Biofuels require vast amounts of crop growing acreage, so limit the amount of arable land available for food production. Crops such as sugarcane and maize can be fermented to produce ethanol. Ethanol is an alcohol that is blended with petrol to fuel cars, usually at a rate of 85% petrol to 15% ethanol.
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