Max Mosely and the Green F1 Dream

Even if you aren't into Formula 1 the chances are you have heard of president of the FIA (F1's controlling body) perhaps for all the wrong reasons after details of his whore habit were recently exposed by a tabloid newspaper.

Well having been cleared of having Nazi overtones to his nasty he's started talking about making Formula 1 greener for his remaining term as president. Many might see this as bandwagon jumping but it's important to recognise that when Max puts his mind to something he is able to deliver.

The last comparable crusade was for safety in F1 and by extension we all got safer road cars as a result of the Euro NCap body of which Mosely was chairman from it's inception.

If he can do the same thing for the environment, and making cars greener then surely we can all benefit.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Aircraft + Greenest Cars

Boeing have successfully tested a manned hydrogen fuel cell powered plane in Spain this week.

The plane uses the fuel cells to power an electric motor and was flown to over 3000ft.

Full Story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23936802/

Lets hope this time around that hydrogen powered flight is a little safer...

From the same website I also spotted this nice little chart of the greenest cars of 2007:

Make and Model	Specifications¹	Fuel Econ. City	Fuel Econ. Highway	Green Score
Honda Civic GX	1.8L 4, auto [CNG]2	28	39	57
Toyota Prius	1.5L 4, auto CVT	60	51	55
Honda Civic Hybrid	1.3L 4, auto CVT	49	51	53
Nissan Altima Hybrid	2.5L 4, auto CVT	42	36	48
Toyota Yaris	1.5L 4, manual	34	40	47
Toyota Corolla	1.8L 4, manual	32	41	46
Toyota Camry Hybrid	2.4L 4, auto CVT	40	38	46
Honda Fit	1.5L 4, manual	33	38	45
Kia Rio	1.6L 4, manual	32	35	45
Hyundai Accent	1.6L 4, manual	32	35	45
Hyundai Elantra	2.0L 4, auto	28	36	45
Honda Civic	1.8L 4, auto	30	40	44

And just for balance they also included the least green cars. Note the impressive feat from Mercedes who have made a 3.0l diesel engine less green than a 6.5l Lambo!

Make and Model	Specifications¹	Fuel Econ. City	Fuel Econ. Highway	Green Score
Volkswagen Touareg	5.0L 10, auto stk 4wd [D]	17	22	14
Mercedes-Benz GL320 CDI	3.0L 6, auto 4wd [D]	20	25	16
Lamborghini Murcielago	6.5L 12, manual 4wd [P]	9	14	17
Jeep Grand Cherokee	3.0L 6, auto 4wd [D]	20	24	17
Bentley Arnage	6.7L 8, auto stk [P]	10	15	18
Mercedes-Benz R320 CDI	3.0L 6, auto 4wd [D]	21	28	18
Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI	3.0L 6, auto 4wd [D]	21	27	18
Maybach 57S	6.0L 12, auto [P]	11	17	18
Bentley Azure	6.7L 8, auto stk [P]	11	16	18
Ford F-2503	5.4L 8, auto 4wd	13	17	19
Dodge Ram 2500 Mega Cab3	5.7L 8, auto 4wd	13	18	19
Lincoln Navigator3	5.4L 8, auto 4wd	13	18	20