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.
BMW wants to sell half a million electric cars by 2019
German carmaker BMW aims to more than double the number of electric and hybrid vehicles it has sold to 500,000 by the end of 2019, Chief Executive Harald Krüger told German weekly Read More...
Toyota has plans to sell at least 1 million “zero-emissions” vehicles by 2030
The car industry is on a path to electrification, and Toyota is determined to lead the way there. The world’s largest producer of automobiles announced this week that it would introduce at least 10 new electric vehicles by the early 2020s—first in China and then globally. The automaker says it Read More...
Pepsi just ordered 100 of Tesla’s new electric semis
The sugar-water giant made the announcement, reports Reuters. The pre-order of 100 of Telsa’s new electric trucks is the largest publicly known order so Read More...
A breakthrough in research could soon triple the range of an electric car
If we want to gather more support for electric cars, the range of batteries is going to have to improve. A new paper by a team of researchers claims that the use of negative electrodes made of lithium metal could “dramatically increase battery storage capacity,” which could in turn drastically Read More...
Taking London’s new electric taxi for a ride
The first fully-certified electric taxis can now be flagged down on the streets on London. The rollout of the so-called TX eCity London Taxi from the London Electric Vehicle Company will be gradual, with only a handful of the new taxis on the road Read More...
Sleek and cheap: This electric city car has a range of 185 miles
After a successful crowdfunding campaign, a Swedish car company has created a new electric city car that will be sold for as low as €14,900 ($17,483 US). So what’s the catch? Looking at the car’s specs, apparently there isn’t one. The city vehicle can drive up to 185 miles via its small Read More...
Lyft is now offering rides in self-driving cars in a major US city
Lyft has begun offering self-driving rides in Boston. The autonomous vehicles have human backup drivers ready to take the wheel if any problems Read More...
Your insurance premiums will drop once self-driving cars hit the roads
Research and computer modeling indicates that as many as 23 million fully autonomous vehicles will be traveling US highways by 2045. This rapid growth of autonomous vehicles will involve a major shift, not only in our driving habits and patterns but in the ownership of vehicles. If auto Read More...
America’s electric vehicle market is proving to be a competitive one
When you think of electric cars, Tesla is probably the first one to come to mind. The US electric vehicle market, however, isn’t completely dominated by one company. In fact, the Chevy Bolt is currently the best-selling electric vehicle, having outsold all other contenders last month, including Read More...
VW's Moia wheels out an electric six-seater for the ride-sharing era
One year ago at TechCrunch Disrupt in London, Volkswagen launched a dedicated company focused on future mobility services called Moia. At this year's TechCrunch Disrupt in Berlin, the spin-off has unveiled its very first vehicle, an all-electric Read More...