Joining Green Hands

Gordon of GMS is also working to bring to market renewable energy technologies which will have applications in both the UK and in developing countries. My Company was invited by John Carr, a Medic working in the far reaches of Kathmandu in Nepal, to join an environmental project to see if enough renewable energy could be gathered from the wind and sun in the region to power a medical centre and perhaps an electric car. Currently we have assisted with some professional wind and sun monitoring equipment and very much look forward to the results of the team findings.

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On July 5th The WAVE group wants to break the world record for the largest electric car parade ever! Everyone with an electric car is invited to come to Switzerland’s most popular party in Zürich, which will take place under the supervision of the Guinness Book of World Records. Sponsorship opportunities available with Green MotorSport.

Help the Forest Grow!

Gordon's company is joining hands with the Growing Air Foundation "GAF" to wield a double -edged sword against climate change. Both sustainable energy and reforestation are necessary to lower greenhouse gases and normalize weather patterns. GAF uses 90% of its donations for reforestation.

In association with GAF, will help plant trees in selected zones around the world. Part of the funding raised by Green MotorSport for WAVE 2013 will go towards planting trees within the GAF program. Sponsoring Green MotorSport in the forthcoming WAVE 2013 will help GAF to undertake the reforestation of selected zones in Brazil. Zones include 1500 hectares just outside Rio de Janeiro. This area is close to a community and is therefore a good place for promoting new tree nurseries for further planting. It will also act as a base for creating the possibilities for essential oils, fruit and nut production, affording indigenous people with a sustainable livelihood. Help us plant over 140,000 new trees comprised of 275 varieties! A minimum contribution of £250 per WAVE sponsor enables small companies to get involved with GMS and WAVE and help the reforestation project directly. Sponsors will benefit from having their logos on the WAVE car, demonstrating their commitment towards being green, as part of the funds raised will be used directly on the GAF project. See www.greenmotorsport.com for more details!

WAVE2012: From Harlinggen to Amsterdam

Today is our last day of WAVE 2012, we made it to Amsterdam! Many thanks to all our kind sponsors for making this possible!

WAVE2012: From Osnabruck to Leer to Harlingen

After another 70 km drive we reached our hotel in Cloppenburg to get some rest for the next day and the stage from Leer to Harlingen in the Netherlands! We left Cloppenburg early this morning. We charged overnight at Hotel Schlömer. To get to Leer which was our last stop in Germany we had to travel about 70 kilometres which was no problem in our MIA, for any of the vehicles in the field. But it turned out to be a big challenge for us because the next stage from Leer to Harlingen was a whopping distance of 160 kilometres! We were given three hours to top up. In Leer we also had to face our next competition, “Biggest Luggage Compartment”. The competition was won by E-Wolf. After charging and having lunch in Leer we went off to take some pictures close by at some wind turbines. The next day will be the last one. Tomorrow we will have driven more than 2,600 kilometres from Genova to Amsterdam powered by regenerative energy only! A big thanks to Moss Solar for providing the energy for our team!

WAVE2012: Paderborn to Bad Pyrmont to Osnabruck

This morning we left at the crack of dawn to drive to Bad Pyrmont where we had a press reception and some more coffee! We then drove a few kms to Phoenix where we had a great lunch followed by pics of Louis Palmer and his solar taxi! From here we drove to Osnabruck. 122km trip.

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WAVE2012: Oberursel to Marburg to Paderborn

We started our day in Oberursel stopping at the HQ of Twike where they build TWIKES! We had a tour of the manufacturing plant followed by some snacks and some more coffee! We then set off paderborn, 116km trip for our MIA car!

WAVE2012:Strasburg to Karlsruhe to Mannhein to Oberursel

We left Strasburg to get to Kit Uni Campus South for 10am, where we had a welcoming group, awards and photo shoot. We had a nice lunch and a tour. We then for Mannhein where we arrived at the water tower. We had an award ceremony and were honoured to enter the water tower where we had coffee and cakes. We did some shopping as the shopping was 2/3rds cheaper. We charged fully as we had a 85 km drive to Oberursel where we stayed the night.

WAVE2012: Eimeldingen to Freiburg to Schramberg to Strassbourg

This was a demanding day for our Team. The day started with a speed test. Katherine Foat, our Team GB Navigator was tested on how fast the MIA car could accelerate to a given point marked on the road by the judges. The time was 7.92 secs. In first place was the Lotus Sun car (300 BHP) in 4.06 sec! Katherine then drove all the way to Freiburg with the camera man. Here we had a nice reception lunch with the press. We then drove to Schramberg where we had a welcome by the city mayor and other press. After this we drove directly to Strassbourg in France crossing the border where we stayed the night. There was a welcome by the city mayor and the press.