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.
Germany wants to introduce random emissions tests on cars
Germany wants to carry out unannounced emissions tests on all carmakers, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Sunday, aiming to reinstate confidence in the industry that was shattered by the Volkswagen cheating scandal. "There will be controls on vehicles in the style of doping tests (for Read More...
Are you ready to power your car with the sun?
Even Eloise, who is four and three quarters years old, knows that certain things just go well together. Like peanut butter and jelly. Or solar power and electric vehicles (EV). In this newly released video, she tells us why. The good news—the great news—is that the ability to power our Read More...
Tesla to offer free charging at home and power its Supercharger network with 100% renewable energy in Sweden
Building on the momentum Tesla is currently experiencing in Sweden with 271% growth in sales in 2015 based on registration data, the automaker is announcing an interesting partnership with Swedish electric utility Skellefteå Kraft to supply the Supercharger network in Sweden with 100% Read More...
Google wants to charge self-driving car batteries without ever plugging into a wall
In the future, Google wants you to ditch the plug-in and charge your electric self-driving car. According to Google's parent company Alphabet, the self-driving cars would be able to juice up their batteries simply by rolling over a special charging transmitter in the ground, similar to a manhole Read More...
Ugandan engineers have built a solar-powered bus for Africa’s roads
Engineers in Uganda have built a bus that runs on Africa’s most abundant resource: sunlight. Named the Kayoola, the 35-seater bus can run up to 80 kilometers on two power banks that can be recharged by solar panels installed on the roof of the bus and has no emissions. Since they can generate Read More...
A small, self-governing island may hand over its roads to self-driving cars
Phil Gawne, the transportation minister on the Isle of Man, is working 16-hour days on two projects rooted in radically different eras. First, he’s trying to salvage the island’s horse-drawn carriages that date to 1876. At the same time, Gawne is leading a project to potentially lure Read More...
India is helping carmakers go green in fight against smog
As the New Delhi Auto Show nears closer, India is keen to get hybrid and electric cars into the mainstream. Cities across the country are being engulfed by smog and the odd-even license plate plan has gotten off to a bad start, so the government is teaming up with automakers such as Toyota as well Read More...
London's first driverless cars revealed
The design for the first driverless cars to be tested on the streets of London has been revealed. The consortium behind the trial has decided to adapt electric passenger shuttles that are currently in service at Heathrow Airport for use in Greenwich. Unlike the Heathrow pods, they will not need Read More...
Clean, Hybrid Versions Of London's Iconic Cabs Can Now Hit The Streets
You’d think that a greener, hybrid version of London’s famous black cabs would be a good thing for the traffic-choked British capital—and you’d be right. Unless, that is, you’re the current manufacturer of the iconic taxi, in which case you’d do anything to block Read More...
UK allows electric cars in bus lanes to boost the uptake of cleaner cars
Electric cars are seen as a key way for the UK to meet its carbon budgets and cut the illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide pollution that blight many British cities. The number of 100% electric cars registered in the UK in 2015 nearly doubled on the year before, to 9,934. In Norway, incentives Read More...