Aside from several Jaguars, an Audi and a Range Rover that run on used cooking oil-based biodiesel, an Aston Martin fueled by bioethanol from wine is the latest environmentally friendly car of Britain's Prince Charles. The luxury car given by Queen Elizabeth as a birthday present when the prince turned 21 has been converted to run on pure bioethanol supplied by Green Fuels Limited. The biofuel is made from excess local vintage produced by English wine makers. The wine comes from a vineyard close to Prince Charles' Highgrove Estate, a spokesman of Green Fuels told CNN. com.

Boston's rail commuters gave mixed reviews on the new seats of the Metro Boston Transit Authority's Blue Line cars. Some riders complained the new seats were too slippery, while others appreciated the wider space it offers. The new seats is made of fiberglass with a shape not fitting the human spine. The old model had soft vinyl seats, but narrower by 2 inches. Hence, only 35 passengers could sit per row in the new car compared to 42 riders before, regular commuters told the Boston Globe.

While other Canadian cities are solving major transport related problems like the threat of a strike in Toronto and the use of Tasers in Vancouver, Parliament Hill is setting a first in Canadian transport by introducing its first batch of female train and bus operators. Ontario now has two women drivers, Margaret Bicknell and Margaret Lafrance. OC Transport wants to add more by launching a recruitment campaign to attract more females and minorities to the company. But the transport firm has more luck getting visible minority applicants than women drivers, admitted Alain Mercier, director of transit services of the City of Ottawa.

Impatient passengers led to delays in rush hour subway traffic on Tuesday, causing a slowdown that lasted almost four hour. The delay began when a packed subway train had to stop for an hour due to a malfunctioning train ahead. The passengers got anxious in the heat and stuffy atmosphere and left the train.

A retired shipping consultant has offered a $20,000 reward for the return of the 17th-century Goffriller violin he left at the train station on January 29. Rob Napier said he didn't realize that he left the prized instrument - an original handiwork of Venetian master Matteo Goffriller dated 1698 - on the train's luggage rack until the train had actually rolled off the station.