Mountain Blade Vista Patch

10 applications for an iphone greener

EcoEmballage selective sorting (free)

This application developed by the eponymous eco-organization, allows you to quickly find a solution ecological, economic or severally liable for all items you want to get rid of. Recycle, donate or sell: many solutions to reduce waste and preserve the environment. Geolocation can also locate the nearest drop-off centers.

GMO Guide (free)

Today packaging must state if a product contains genetically modified ingredients, however there are no labeling requirements for products such as dairy products or meat from animals fed with transgenic corn or soybeans. These are the latest products in Greenpeace guide lists available now on the screen of his iphone ...

Oueko (free)

Available since September, this application allows you to sate your desire to become a responsible consumer. Oueko is a directory that can eat organic and green in all areas: agriculture, health, food, energy, transport etc. ...

Eco Gestures (free)

This small application informs about daily little things, applicable to all, that save resources. There is no small contribution to help save the planet. These small gestures are a good start if you do not know where to start! Abondo, the agency has conducted suissequi update it regularly.

Pollution (free)

Connected to the main databases on pollution (air, water, soil and wave), the app shows you the pollution sources and quantities of releases from around you. After geo, it reveals the sources of pollution around you. You have access to a map showing the sources of pollution type water / air / ground and wave. For each source, you can view the details.

Comuto (free)

Comuto is an application that addresses all those who wish to find, organize or suggest carpooling. It includes listings of site users covoiturage.fr to offer the widest choice of routes. The application has a geolocation service as well as an alert system when listing meets your criteria.

Green Switch (fee: 2,99 €)

Green Switch, developed by the Swedish automaker Volvo, used to calculate the carbon footprint associated with travel. The application calculates the gain in CO ² as a function of mode of transport (car, carpool, bus, train, bike or boat). The objective is to compare the performance of different means of transport before each trip to choose the "cleaner".

Home-Goodplanet (free)

The application, in addition to broadcast excerpts of the film, is an awareness of ecological issues which contributes to broaden knowledge and encourages them to adopt a more respectful of the planet.
The carbon emissions calculator stamped "Action Carbone" does not simply encrypt your greenhouse gas emissions but also gives you tips for reducing and urge you to opt for carbon offsetting.

Chronomove (free)

This application, like the previous one, allows to choose for a trip of several modes: car, carpool, transit, bicycle and on foot. For each type of transport, you get the travel time, cost and the amount of CO ² that you will be issued. Chronomove uses public data as well that information sent directly by its users on the move to provide information in real time, on the status of various trades. Small restriction (size anyway): the application only works for Paris!

"In Season" (full version: 0.79 € / lite version: free)

"Seasonal" is a kind of shopping guide you to choose fruit and vegetables season for the current month. Only those identified fruits and vegetables grown outdoors or in unheated greenhouses in western europe (France-Switzerland-Belgium-Luxembourg). The data are based on the calendar bio Switzerland. Unlike the Lite version (free) full version (paid) commercial-free and provides access to other months of the year other than the current month.

Source: Environmental

Refillable Compressed Air Pc

The electric car goes up a gear in California by Exide

The California company Tesla Motors will receive a loan of $ 465 million for the establishment of a factory in southern California, which will support the construction of its new Model S. By 2012, Tesla and should produce 20,000 units of its 100% electric sports sedan. His production could reach up 40,000 or 50,000 units with variations crossover, convertible and coupe. According to Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy, investing in this way, the U.S. government wants to support the development of electric transport and, in turn, reduce U.S. dependence on oil to. Such investment is expected to create hundreds of jobs. Tesla estimates alone, the plant will create 1600. Diarmuid O'Connell, VP of the company also announced that the buildings will be located at the Stanford Research Park, and produce batteries, motors, and controllers power. It is expected that the factory also produces other components for electric vehicles developed by other automakers such as Daimler.

The Model S sedan Tesla is a 100% electric can recharge its battery from an outlet of 120V, 240V or 480V, the latter taking only 45 minutes. The base price revolves around U.S. $ 50,000. The Standard Model S goes from 0 to 96 km / h in under six seconds and has a top speed electronically limited to 209 km / hr.

Meanwhile, Better Place announced new funding of $ 350 million HSBC Group, is one of its biggest investments in "clean tech". The funds are distributed equitably among HSBC, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Lazard Asset Management. In return Adeson Kevin, Head of Global Capital Financing at HSBC, will join the Board of Directors of Better Place and take 10% stake in the company: "We are confident that Better Place has the technical and commercial solutions for enable mass adoption of electric cars in the short term. The solution of exchangeable batteries offer the customer an affordable and attractive alternative to current gasoline engines and vehicles hybrids. We expect that the Better Place model is adopted across many countries or cities, especially where markets have policies strongly support the adoption of electric vehicles. "With this new success, Better Place confirms the proper handling of its program to launch in Israel and Denmark scheduled for late 2011, when the first Renaults to exchangeable battery will be hitting the market. The company also has projects in Australia and deployment markets North America, where the launches in Denmark and Israel are finalized.

Moreover, the R & D department of the company continues to test each element of the solution Better Place, viewed in real-world scenarios like the project in Tokyo, a network of electric taxis. Agassi explains his view the proper positioning of Better Place: "Our technology and solutions, backed by our strong partnership with Renault, we have provided at least two years ahead of other approaches to vehicles using alternative energy. Our solution is the only feasible on a large scale to reduce oil consumption and significantly reduce emissions while providing electric cars customers more convenient and more affordable than cars with internal combustion. "

The objectives of Better Place and Renault are ambitious. Bring 100,000 electric car charging network associated with the batteries in the streets of Israel and Denmark to 2016. Renault plans to install the cars in the car Fluence ZE. The software will know when and where he can recharge his car, the battery charging is a key point of the deployment of electric vehicles. This partnership is part of Renault's determination to turn entirely to electric vehicles. The manufacturer had decided earlier to stop its development in the hybrid car. Nissan 44% owned by Renault will launch next year the Leaf, a full electric car is expected to produce another similar vehicle within two years. The Fluence

Ze should have a range of 100 miles after 8 hours of charging, or just 3 hours of charging in a high voltage station. Only 20 minutes are needed for a charge of 80% while 3 minutes will be sufficient to replace the battery in a Better Place station. Shai Agassi

, by 2020 half the cars sold in countries with infrastructure should be Better Place electric vehicle. A forecast which is not unanimity of players in the automotive sector. Some builders remain skeptical of the exchange model of battery that would provide unrealistic constraints on the design of electric cars and requires infrastrucutures very costly to bear.

BE U.S. number 193 (29/01/2010) - The Embassy of France to the United States / ADIT - http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/62105.htm