Transportation
From autonomous EVs to electric planes, from hydrogen trains to biofuel transportation, check out the most recent developments on how we’re moving transportation towards a more sustainable future in the good news section below.
General Motors makes electric car for mainstream market
General Motors has just unveiled its latest electric car, the Chevrolet Bolt, claiming it’s the most serious of such vehicles available to the mainstream market. At $30,000 (after US federal income tax rebate for electric cars), the Bolt comes equipped with the latest transportation technologies, Read More...
Kia aims for self-driving car by 2030
The steady democratization of autonomous car technology continues at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, with populist South Korean automaker Kia announcing Tuesday that it is stepping up its mission to create a self-driving car for the masses by 2030. In the nearer term, Kia executive vice Read More...
What the year will bring for electric cars
While Tesla announced this weekend it broke the 50,000 mark in deliveries of its luxury electric vehicles last year, there's hardly a moment to catch a breath when it comes to the booming e-car industry. Here's a look at what exciting new cars will come to market in 2016. (Watch out for Citroen's Read More...
Embracing driverless cars lead us into a future free of car accidents
It's a fact that over 90% of the car crashes are caused by human error. For years and years, governments and traffic organizations have done everything they can to promote safe driving. But it's hard to change human behavior, to stop reckless driving, forgetting to signal before crossing a lane, or Read More...
Speeding up the hydrogen highway
Drivers are seeing more hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) on the road, but refueling stations for those vehicles are still few and far between. This is about to change, and one reason is a new testing device being validated at California refueling stations that will greatly accelerate Read More...
Jaguar’s joining Formula E electric racing, but it’s not just about the races
Jaguar’s getting back into open-wheel racing, and doing it without gasoline. Later next year, the venerable British automaker will compete in the third season of the all-electric Formula E racing series. It’s funny to see a brand once famed for abysmal electrical systems embracing Read More...
Several countries and U.S. states push for ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2050
During the climate conference in Paris, a group of European countries and North American states committed to a ban on the sale of conventional cars by 2050. They are united in the International Zero Emissions Vehicle Alliance, and the group includes the United Kingdom, Norway and the Netherlands Read More...
Baidu’s self-driving car has hit the road
Today, Baidu, the “Chinese Google,” announced its autonomous car has successfully navigated a complicated route through Beijing. According to the company, the modified BMW 3-Series drove an 18.6-mile route around the capital city that included side streets as well as highways. The car Read More...
South Korea unveils plans to surge green car production
South Korea wants to lead the world in the transition to eco-friendly cars. On Tuesday, the country announced ambitious plans that will increase the annual production of hybrid and electric-powered cars from 80,000 this year to 920,000 over the next five years. It will invest $127 million to help Read More...
Welcome to California's hydrogen highway
The loudest thing you’ll hear from behind the wheel of a fuel-cell car driving up the Californian coast is the hum of the tyres on the concrete interstate stretching north from Los Angeles towards Silicon Valley and San Francisco. There’s no rumble of a big American engine from under Read More...