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.
Oslo is installing the world’s first wireless electric car charging stations
When it comes to electric vehicles, no one is further ahead of the game than Norway. The Nordic country has the highest percentage of residents driving electric cars, and the government is even mandating that all new cars sold in the country be all-electric by 2025. Now Norway is taking it one Read More...
New analysis shows electric cars are the cheapest option in the long run
While average car buyers pay more attention to the sticker price of a new car, fleet owners focus on lifetime costs (maintenance, fuel, and ancillaries). They want to know every penny they’ll be spending over the course of a decade or so to keep their vehicles going. Now that fleet owners in Read More...
New power system from Mitsubishi lets your car share power with your home
There are ample benefits that come with owning an electric car, but the ability to power your home with it has yet to be one. That’s set to change later this year as Mitsubishi has announced it will sell a system that lets you share power between your home and electric car. The systems feature Read More...
Flow batteries could solve range anxiety in the EV industry
While electric cars can take some strain off the environment, their limited charging infrastructure and range limitations are something of an Achilles’ heel in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. The good news is that help may be on the horizon. Scientists are working to develop liquid, or Read More...
Audi is helping drivers avoid red lights by suggesting speeds
There’s no better feeling for a driver than when you get a string of consecutive green lights so that you can cruise smoothly through the city. Getting a wave of green lights is usually a matter of luck, but Audi wants to make it possible for you every time you drive through it’s Traffic Light Read More...
EV wireless charging could become a reality sooner than you think
Electric vehicles have several advantages over vehicles with diesel or petrol-driven motors, but having to plug them in every day isn’t one of them. The good news is that soon EV drivers might not need to worry about that as companies are working on making wireless charging a reality. WiTricity, Read More...
Study: Electric cars are cheaper to own and run than gas-powered cars
If you’ve been looking to buy a new car as of late, you may have noticed that electric cars at the dealership are a tad more expensive than gas-powered cars. That, however, is only the upfront cost and has nothing to do with how much the car will cost you in the years following your purchase. If Read More...
Lyft will soon allow riders to request an electric vehicle
More companies nowadays are looking for innovative ways to transform their rudimentary business strategies into greener ones that spare the planet. One such company, Lyft, has committed itself to attaining complete carbon neutrality in the near future. Though sometimes it’s quite hard to say Read More...
This man drove from Amsterdam to Adelaide to prove EVs are viable in Australia
Australia has one of the slowest uptakes of electric vehicles in the developed world. In 2016, only 0.1 percent of all new car sales were electric. To motivate Australians to make the switch to electric cars, a Dutchman has driven 89,000 km from Amsterdam to Adelaide in a small electric car to Read More...
Beginning August, Gatwick airport will have automated robots as parking-valets
Gatwick airport will soon have autonomous valet-parking robots to help mitigate travelers’ daunting parking experiences. Under the trial which begins in August, travelers will leave their car in a dedicated drop-off zone and summon a droid, booked with the help of a smartphone app. The initiative Read More...