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600 pro-green billboards troll brands across Paris
December 7, 2015Paris played home to a rather extreme measure by eco-activists. The said activists took over some 600 odd billboards across the city and went on a rampage to protest the indifference by brands and the governing bodies towards the real … Continue reading3
Posted in Awareness and Hype | Tagged Billboard, Paris | Leave a commentRenault and Nissan to install 90 new EV chargers in Paris
November 25, 2015The 21st annual Conference of Parties (COP21) global summit on climate change will be inspiring a truly exemplary action across Paris. Thanks to the Renaul-Nissan alliance, we will be seeing an installation of up to 90 new EV chargers in … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Nissan, Paris, Renault | Leave a commentAirbus’ all-electric aircraft prototype shows up at the Paris Air Show
June 17, 2015While Airbus is surely the majorly reputed name in the aviation industry when it comes to large aircrafts. However, they are now riding the ecofriendly wave with their all new contraption, the E-Fan 2.0 prototype aircraft. The all-electric aircraft is … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged airbus, Paris | Leave a commentParis adopts “alternating traffic” system based on number-plates to keep smog away
March 20, 2014Paris doesn’t wish to go the Beijing way. Recently, when the French government woke up to a smoggy day in Paris, it decided to take a stand against all the black smoke clouding the city, by introducing means to limit … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged Air_Pollution, Paris | Leave a commentWorld’s first electric car-share program launched in Paris
October 5, 2011Paris has played home to a bike-sharing program since quite a while now, and the city recently pulled the veil off its first electric car-sharing scheme. Called the Autolib’ project, this one was breathed life into by Vincent Bollore, a … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Electric_car, Electric_Car_Sharing, Paris | Leave a commentParis now plays home to electric car rental scheme
December 20, 2010While Paris is busy flaunting its shiny new bike sharing program, the city will now play home to an electric-car self-service hire scheme too! Bollore has won the contract and will now provide the little four-seater electric cars for this … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged Electric_car, Paris | Leave a commentParis plans for world’s largest electric car sharing program with 3,000 EVs
June 30, 2010Just recently, Paris was in the news for its plans to install underwater turbines at the Seine River to generate hydroelectric energy. Well, the city has yet another green plan under the hammer, currently being constructed that could turn the … Continue reading3
Posted in Transport | Tagged "car sharing program", Electric-Car, EV, Paris | Leave a commentUnderwater turbines to harness energy from the river Seine in Paris
June 29, 2010The next time you visit Paris, besides looking at the skyline for the Eiffel Tower, make sure you dip your head below the water too, to witness the city’s new green marvel, the underwater turbines at River Seine. Running through … Continue reading3
Posted in Alternative Energy | Tagged Energy_Harness, Paris, Turbine, Underwater_Turbines | Leave a commentGas Balloon over Paris to indicate pollution levels
July 10, 2008If you want to know how clean or filthy the air over Paris is, then very soon all you will need to do is look yonder to the Helium filled balloon that will indicate the pollution levels. Aérophile has announced … Continue reading3
Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged Gas_balloon, Paris, Pollution | Leave a comment