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.
People love scooters and they're replacing car trips says survey
“The results suggest scooters are a popular new transit option for Portlanders and visitors alike,” reads a statement released today by the Portland Bureau of Transportation based on a survey of scooter users. 4,500 people responded to the questionnaire which asked 75,000 people about riding Read More...
Ford to test self-driving cars in Washington DC
Self-driving cars are headed to their biggest stage yet: Washington DC. On Monday, Ford announced a partnership with the city's government to begin testing self-driving cars in early Read More...
In the future, electric cars could store power in their bodies
One of the main downsides of electric vehicles is the restricted capacity of their batteries. If they’re going to meet range expectations of people used to gas-powered vehicles, they have to be bigger and heavier, which there currently isn’t any space for. Researchers, however, believe turning Read More...
China is adding a London-sized electric bus fleet every five weeks
Every five weeks, 9,500 brand new electric buses take to the roads in China. That’s the equivalent of the entire London bus fleet, says a report by Bloomberg New Energy Read More...
'We will not do hybrids:' Rolls-Royce has a plan to go straight to electric
Hoping to buy a Rolls-Royce hybrid at some point? It’s not going to happen. According to the BMW-owned company’s CEO, Torsten Müller-Otvös, Rolls-Royce will move straight to electric and will do so within the next 10 Read More...
Arizona is creating an autonomous vehicle research institute
Arizona, a state that has been quite open to self-driving technology, has now created the Institute for Automated Mobility (IAM), a consortium focused on autonomous vehicle research, safety, and policy. Overseen by the Arizona Commerce Authority, IAM brings together the state's transportation and Read More...
Waymo’s self-driving cars hit 10 million miles
Alphabet’s self-driving car company Waymo has spent years testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads. What started as a trickle of miles driven each day has exploded in the past few Read More...
Uber-funded research project pushes new ways to measure safety of driverless cars
A typical driving test considers basic skills: Can you parallel park? Do you merge safely? Do you know to yield to pedestrians? No such government exam is required for cars driven by a computer. The idea has been dismissed by federal officials who oppose regulation and industry leaders who say they Read More...
Israel commits to 100 percent electric vehicles, ICE ban by 2030
From 2030, residents of Israel will no longer be able to buy cars fueled by petrol or diesel, the Israeli government has announced. Instead, only electric cars will be available for Read More...
Amsterdam's canal boats are going electric
As we glide silently up Amsterdam's busy waterways on an unseasonably warm autumn morning, boat company owner Rik Kooij, 38, admits that "canal water runs in my veins". Ever since his mechanically-minded grandfather renovated a bicycle, then a motorbike, then a boat back in the 1920s, Mr. Kooij's Read More...