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Cars are not only responsible for high levels of air pollution in cities, but they also prevent urban residents from going outdoors and enjoying their own streets. This in turn worsens the already negative...
The UK’s second busiest airport has teamed up with Bluecity to offer an electric car sharing scheme. Passengers, staff and local residents can reserve and pick up an electric car at Gatwick and return...
Cities should start making changes today to their infrastructure to prepare for the arrival of autonomous vehicles, according to a new report from Siemens. The industrial group also wants to see urban environments put...
In the future, every Volvo car will feature plastic parts made from discarded fishing nets or PET bottles. The Swedish carmaker turned to an innovative Swiss technology to show how this can be achieved....
Global warming can be limited to 1.5°C by dramatically transforming the way we move around, heat and cool our homes, and buy and use devices and appliances in our cities, according to new research...
Today‘s electromobility consumes large amounts of traction batteries, preferably high-performance lithium-ion batteries. These batteries contain valuable raw materials and should not be discarded as waste at the end of their life. The research project...
Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen has started testing a new transportation concept called Moia. The specially developed electric vehicles operate somewhere between public transport and taxis. In the service provided by Moia, passengers can order a...
French startup SeaBubbles has successfully tested its electric water taxi on Lake Geneva. Resembling a car, the zero emissions boat will soon be equipped with an ABB software and will replace water taxis in...
Tesla is voluntarily recalling around 123,000 vehicles worldwide because of power steering problems. Other problems such as the fatal accident involving a self-driving Model X and slow production times are hurting Tesla’s reputation. John...
Replacing a conventional taxi fleet with self-driving electric taxis in a large city like New York would more than halve energy consumption, found a study from the Department of Energy’s Berkeley Lab and UC...
American automotive giant Ford is partnering with India’s Mahindra Group to build electric vehicles and share powertrain technology. The partnership is aimed at consumers in India and emerging markets. The transition towards electric vehicles...
The 88th edition of the Geneva International Motor Show opened its doors to the general public on March 8, 2018. Although still dominated by strong petrol engines, which tend to bring in the greatest...
A new UN rideshare app is making its debut at the Asia-Pacific Clean Air Week, which opened on Monday in Bangkok. The app is currently in beta testing phase and will likely be available...
In 2013, Tallinn became the first capital in the world to introduce free bus, tram and train services. Traffic has since decreased and the city is enjoying a population boom. From 1 July, county...
Self-driving cars are often spoken of as the next evolution in driving, but the majority of Americans are sceptical of the technology. In a Gallup survey, more than half of Americans said they are...
Australian airline Qantas flew for the first time with biofuel from Los Angeles to Melbourne. The blended biofuel saved 18,000 kilograms in carbon emissions on the historic 15-hour, trans-Pacific flight. Barbara Barkhausen reports from...
As debates rage about the growing threat of poor air quality to human health, scientists still lack enough of the right data to help governments accurately model and mitigate air pollution and its effects,...
Diesel car owners who take advantage of Germany´s scrapping premium might be helping the environment in a different way than intended. Many dealerships are selling those cars to Eastern Europe or Africa instead. The...
China has opened a 1-kilometre stretch of solar motorway near Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province in east China. The road can generate 1 million kW hours of electricity in one year. The...
The electric automaker Tesla is facing problems as it enters the new year. It isn’t meeting its goal of producing 5,000 vehicles per week of its mass market Model 3 sedan, and it could...
