Since Uber and Lyft burst onto the scene a decade ago, the companies have established a reputation for dodging government regulations. Now, California is working on first-of-their-kind rules to limit emissions from ride-hail vehicles, which could …
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Plans to future proof transport technologies (GreenBiz)
Current European and national strategies to meet climate targets rely almost entirely on the deployment of new technologies such as electric vehicles for mobility and solar panels and wind turbines for electricity. But by deploying these …
Continue readingSanta Monica’s Zero Emission delivery zone (GreenBiz)
The sunny city of Santa Monica, California, in greater Los Angeles, soon could become the first zero-emission delivery zone in America. That means every good delivered in the region, from food to packages, would be …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 22 June 2020
• CILT Bus & Coach Policy Group’s Net Zero bus proposal (TransportXtra) • Give the Curb your Enthusiasm (Slate) • The surprisingly quick obsolescence of airport terminals (CityLab) • Photography at the end of the …
Continue readingImproved EV batteries reduce cobalt content (Guidehouse)
New Battery Chemistry Blend Cut Costs – Individual cells are the key building blocks of any battery pack and that is true with Ultium. However, they are far from the only important element here. The …
Continue readingCities plan for electrification of transport (SmartCitiesWorld)
Municipal leaders around the world know the reliance on fossil fuels to power passenger cars, buses, trucks and delivery fleets is a dead end, not only for the environment but for public health. In the …
Continue readingWorld’s first CO2 heat pump in artic eBus (UrbanTransport)
The very first electric articulated bus equipped with a Konvekta CO2 heat pump thermal management system has been operated by the public transport company VAG in Nuremberg since the beginning of this year. The future of …
Continue readingElectric vehicles & Covid-19 potential impact (Fore)
The EV space has been, is, and will be rapidly evolving for the foreseeable future and its associated news-cycle is mercurial. This has been no better demonstrated than in recent weeks where we’ve been provided …
Continue readingElectric vehicle battery advances (IEEESpectrum)
Companies report a rush of electric vehicle battery advances in anodes, cathodes, and electrolytes suggest tomorrow’s EV power train may be quite different from today’s. Electric vehicles have recently boasted impressive growth rates, more than doubling …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 27 April 2020
• Legal bid launched to stop government’s £27bn road building plans (Forbes) • Missing taking a train? Take a KX-Leeds ride from the cab (LNER) • Norway’s A-ha moment that made it an electric car …
Continue readingAutonomous robot electric car charger (CNet)
If China’s Aiways [EV] has its way, CARL will seamlessly charge future electric vehicles. The startup, preparing to start sales of its first vehicle in Europe later this year, said on Friday it received several patents for …
Continue readingEco-footprint of electric vehicles (UConcernedScientists)
One of the questions I’m most frequently asked about electric vehicles (EV) is: “Are they really a cleaner option?” While it’s obvious that a fully-electric vehicle eliminates tailpipe emissions, people often wonder about the global …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 24 February 2020
• Heathrow e-taxi charge prices forcing cabbies to run petrol engines (TaxiPoint) • Art Deco by the Sea Exhibit (ArtDecoSociety) • The rise and fall of the Aérotrain (FabricOfParis) • Asphalt art creates safer streets …
Continue readingShortage of Cobalt for EV batteries (Wired)
As electric car sales soar, the industry faces a cobalt crisis. First it was lithium, now its cobalt. Electric vehicles need them for batteries, but supply issues will only worsen as demand rises. Electric vehicle …
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