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Analyses by the University of Innsbruck show that traffic restrictions during the first lockdown last March led to a sharp drop in air pollutant emissions, significantly more than for carbon dioxide. The study confirms...
By 2030, Swedish carmaker Volvo intends to only sell fully electric cars and phase out any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids. The company’s transition towards becoming a...
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and the partner institute Empa have started a joint initiative called SynFuels. The goal is to develop a process for producing kerosene from renewable resources. Over the...
A new study from researchers at MIT uncovers the kinds of infrastructure improvements that would make the biggest difference in increasing the number of electric cars on the road, a key step toward reducing...
The city of Barcelona has announced a 10-year plan to reduce car traffic and pollution by expanding its successful superblock model to the city center. Barcelona’s superblocks are a model of healthier, safer and...
Millions of used cars, vans and minibuses exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world are of poor quality, contributing significantly to air pollution and hindering efforts to mitigate the...
Today there are more than 7 million electric vehicles (EVs) in operation around the world, compared with only about 20,000 a decade ago. However, they are not sufficient for solving climate problems, say researchers. Around the world, many...
Migrating geese do it. Why not commercial aircraft? That’s the logic behind European aerospace giant Airbus’s research into how its airliners could save energy by flying behind other planes. Known as wake-energy retrieval, or...
Barcelona-based Guallart Architects has won a contest to design a resilient and self-sufficient community in Xiong’an, a new city that Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling “a new standard in the post-COVID era”. According...
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority is now using artificial intelligence and machine learning to plan bus routes based on actual usage. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that it has started experimenting with...
Routing apps routinely capture detailed information as motorists use the GPS technology to plan and navigate routes. Making use of the crowd-sourced data from such apps could provide a low-cost and highly effective alternative...
An international design competition to reimagine how the iconic Brooklyn Bridge could be made more accessible, safer and sustainable for pedestrians and cyclists has announced the finalists. Some of the biggest names in the...
The European Investment Bank is providing €95 million to Barcelona to promote urban regeneration through investments in urban design, social infrastructure and energy efficiency. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will...
Drivers and passengers can inhale significantly lower levels of air pollution by setting their vehicle’s ventilation systems more effectively and taking a cleaner route to their destination, a new study reveals. Road transport emissions...
Car manufacturers have been using natural fibres for decades. Now, researchers have shown that plantain, a starchy type of banana, is a promising source of composite materials for the automobile industry. Some high-end sedans...
Advances in transportation technology, such as e-scooters and bike share, and autonomous vehicles, are beginning to have profound impacts on cities. In the near future, we can expect differences in what public transit looks...
Germany’s rescue package will help the country overcome the worst economic crisis in decades by making its economy greener and stronger, finds new analysis. Germany’s economic rescue package announced last week is pointing the...
Up to 20 miles of roads are to remain permanently closed to nonessential traffic in Seattle. The streets were originally closed to protect pedestrians and cyclists during the coronoavirus pandemic. Seattle is making moves...
There are plans to create a floating garden and reconfigurable roads in Lugano that will increase links between the city and the lake. The project also intends to partly pedestrianize the congested waterfront. Plans...
An innovative tram has started traveling around Yibin in southwestern China. Combining a bus, train and tram, the vehicle is self-driving and can depart from its tracks thanks to a set of wheels. The...
