In London they are known as “Chelsea tractors” or 4X4s and in America as SUVs. Whatever you want to call them, the mayor of London has them in his sights. He has already called people who drive them “idiots”.
Yesterday Ken Livingstone yesterday unveiled plans to charge the highest polluting vehicles £25 a day to drive […]

McDonalds may be giving away free Hummer models to kids, but sales of SUVs (4×4s) in America have slumped 28 per cent in the last year. Now for the first time in recent years, SUV sales are now beginning to slow down in the UK. It may mean our love affair with gas-guzzling cars is […]

File under truly absurd: two American symbols of supersize, McDonalds and Hummer, have hooked up to inflate their profits and your kids’ waist lines. McD’s is giving away toy Hummers with Kids Meals for the rest of the month. Have some fun with this absurdity thanks to Environmental Working Group at: www.RonaldMcHummer.com

One of Britain’s most senior clergy, the Bishop of London has declared that it is a “sin” to fly on holiday, to drive a “gas-guzzling” car or fail to use energy-saving light-bulbs.The Bishop, Richard Chartres, told the Sunday Times that “making selfish choices such as flying on holiday or buying a large car are a […]

So we now know that nearly half the global pollution coming from exhaust pipes is from US cars, because Americans drive bigger more fuel inefficient cars for longer than anyone else. So is that trend going to stop? No.
The big three US auto makers are in the midst of offering ridiculous bargains to tempt consumers […]