transport

Feb
26
London unveils £300 million cycle safety plan

London unveils £300 million cycle safety plan

On the heels of a study finding that London’s streets could be made much safer for cyclists, Mayor Boris
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Feb
24
High-speed rail has 'severe' costs for Londoners

High-speed rail has 'severe' costs for Londoners

A UK government proposal for a new high-speed railway underestimates potential costs to the environment and to people, according to
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Feb
03
London moves toward zero-emission taxi fleets

London moves toward zero-emission taxi fleets

China’s BYD is supplying the London-based car-hire company Thriev with 20 electric sedans as the city itself moves toward
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Jul
23
Dutch electric-car drivers will never be far from a place to charge

Dutch electric-car drivers will never be far from a place to charge

Getting a large segment of society to replace gas-powered vehicles with electric ones raises a chicken-and-egg problem: how can you
2 min read
May
23
Dublin taps into real-time data to ease traffic congestion

Dublin taps into real-time data to ease traffic congestion

Officials in Dublin are hoping to solve the Irish city’s traffic problems by making smarter use of data. Using
2 min read
Jan
16
Is algae the answer to greener transport?

Is algae the answer to greener transport?

Energy – not even fossil-fuel energy – isn’t in short supply for the short-term future, globally speaking. Liquid fuel for transport,
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Jan
08
World's cities look at how to keep moving, emit much less

World's cities look at how to keep moving, emit much less

Persuading people — especially large new populations of first-time car-owners in developing countries — to drive their cars less won’t be
3 min read
Dec
10
Research: Cars can be safer without human drivers

Research: Cars can be safer without human drivers

Worried about how technology-enabled, driverless cars will be able to navigate through intersections without crashing into one another? No need
1 min read
Nov
14
Lyon pilots system for real-time traffic insights

Lyon pilots system for real-time traffic insights

A first-of-its-kind analytics technology is bringing new intelligence to the transportation management center for the city of Lyon, France. The
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Oct
12
'CNG in a Box' aimed at boosting use of natural gas for transport

'CNG in a Box' aimed at boosting use of natural gas for transport

With US production booming and low prices, natural gas could be an appealing fuel for a growing number of motorists.
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