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.
Lyft to power 1 billion automated electric car rides per year by 2025
If you think the only way to drive electric is to buy electric, then think again. From ride sharing to car sharing, and short-term rentals to typical rental cars, the auto industry is making it easier for those without their own set of wheels to drive—or ride—electric. Following Trump's Read More...
Tax incentives might run out on Tesla, but electric cars will be just fine
Tesla likes to argue that its customers don’t need government subsidies to buy electric vehicles. “In fact, the incentives give us a relative disadvantage,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on a May 3 investor call. “Tesla has succeeded in spite of the incentives not because of Read More...
Amber: The Dutch self-driving startup that could beat Uber, Tesla, and Google
While Uber, Tesla, and Google are fighting over who will be first to deploy self-driving cars on a large scale, the Dutch underdogs at mobility startup Amber are planning a surprise move to overtake them all. If all goes according to plan, Amber’s self-driving cars will hit the streets of Read More...
Tesla is about to deliver the 'cheap' Model 3, its most most valuable asset
The $35,000 Model 3 due to roll off the assembly line today is the most inexpensive vehicle Tesla has ever made. But nothing has been more valuable to the electric car company. As its stock has plunged, shedding more than $10 billion in market value over the past two weeks from a June 23 peak of Read More...
1st solar electric cars for consumers to come from Lightyear?
Lightyear is an electric car company in The Netherlands whose mission is to develop, manufacture and sell solar-powered cars that will accelerate the electric car revolution by eliminating one of the biggest drawbacks — the lack of charging infrastructure.The company claims only 3% of people in Read More...
Volvo becomes first car maker to stop making gas vehicles in 2019
One had to be the first. Volvo has announced that from 2019 onwards all their cars will be partially or completely battery-powered. The company refers to a “historic end” to building models that only have an internal combustion engine. The move by the Scandinavian car manufacturer underlines Read More...
France to end sale of diesel and gasoline vehicles by 2040
France aims to end the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040 and become carbon neutral 10 years later, Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot said on Thursday at a presentation of measures to keep up momentum on the Paris climate agreement. French President Emmanuel Macron wants to press ahead with Read More...
How video games helped give us the self-driving car
Self-driving cars. They're the future of transportation — and they're getting smarter all the time. Thanks to advances in software and artificial intelligence, these machines are now able to distinguish between cars and cyclists, or between pedestrians and your pet. Many can now "see" just Read More...
Electric cars reach record 42 percent of Norway’s total new car sales
While most countries have difficulties making electric cars reach 2% or 3% of their total car sales, Norway keeps pushing the bar higher and higher. Last month was another record month for the country with electric cars representing 42% of its new vehicles being registered. That’s a Read More...
How the electric car became the future of transportation
Traditional automakers including General Motors, Volkswagen, Daimler AG, and others are all investing heavily in electric vehicles. And Tesla, of course, has built an entire business on battery-powered cars. But electric automobiles are nothing new. They actually have a rich history in Read More...