4th February 2010

Honda offers new at home refill stations

Keen to capitalise of the booming eco-friendly car industry trend, Honda has announced an ambitious new project that could soon have you filling up in the comfort of your own driveway.
The latest development from the Japanese giant is a home-based hydrogen re-filling station, and what’s more it’s solar-powered.
The manufacturer has been working on the new technology at its US base where plans for the next-generation hydrogen fuelling stations that harness sunlight are being fine-tuned for home installation, effectively doing away with trips to the service station forever save for the papers and savouries. The new prototype has been designed to [...]

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4th February 2010

Asia the world leader in air travel

North America has been usurped from its position atop the world’s leading air travel market with the Asia-Pacific region now reaching the watermark point where it has overtaken its main rival on the global stage.
According to new data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) this week, the Asia-Pacific region hosted 647 million air passengers last year. The details were released at an industry conference ahead of the Singapore Air Show which featured all of the major international operators. This represents a significant increase on the 638 million that flew across North America as that region continues to suffer [...]

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4th February 2010

Airbus and Boeing say Asia-Pacific region will become their main market

Aircraft giants Boeing and Airbus predict that the Asia-Pacific region will be their biggest market over the next 20 years. Both companies said that the air transport market in the region will overtake both Europe and the US. Boeing predicts that airlines in the Asia-Pacific region will be responsible for close to one third of [...]

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