Sustainable ferry boat to cross the Baltic Sea
From 2017 a new sustainable ferry boat will sail across the Baltic Sea. It will be powered by LNG, reducing consumptions and emissions of pollutants.
Commuting to work is more stressful than a dentist’s appointment
Commuting from house to work is really hard for all European. Being a source of stress, according to a European survey (commissioned by Ford to Opinion Matters and carried out in April) getting to work from home is becoming a terrible nightmare. Due to increasingly less predictable journey times, caused by ever-worsening traffic conditions, 63% of the people interviewed said to
Cycling to work is fun, even during winter
Bike to work is an expression we got used to thanks to the increasing number of people using bikes to get to work, especially during spring and summer, while in winter they are a bit lazier. Winter Bike to work was created with the aim of proving that biking in winter, even when it is snowing, is not a problem at
Cycle superhighway in the middle of a motorway
The opportunity of building cycle superhighways, as the one planned for London, has been recently discussed and they will likely be a future trend. However, in South Korea, a cycle superhighway has been built in the middle of a motorway About 30 km long, the route links Daejeon (South Korea’s fifth largest metropolis) with
ECC2015: Ride a bike and improve cycling mobility
Cyclists from 39 European cities are ready to ride at 2015 European Cycling Challenge (ECC2015). Throughout May, urban teams will take part to the challenge, using bicycles as exclusive mean of transport. You can join ECC2015 until 31 May, even as subteams (companies, schools, groups) and all kinds of bicycles are allowed, such as owned or rented
5 sci-fi car accessories get real
The time has come for cars from the future. Cars talking to the driver, not needing maintenance or even cars using a green fuel get out of screen and get in our garage. Technology has not provided us yet with flying cars or vehicles gliding on roads, defying gravity. Innovation, however, has achieved unexpected goals.
Life Paint: the glow-in-the-dark spray that saves cyclists’ lives
The fear of being involved in an accident when riding bicycles is linked to low visibility at night. The problem often arises from drivers’ lack of attention or their unsafe driving style. Products that enhance visibility can help night-time cyclists defend themselves against cars, when riding home on city streets after dark. Reflective and
Askoll launches the first electric scooter and bicycle 100 percent Made in Italy
One of the leading manufacturer of electric motors face the crisis and relies on electric mobility, building engines, batteries and bicycle parts itself.
What will disappear from the city of the future that we are not going to miss
Cities have already lived the day when the first bus came out of the garage instead of the horse-drawn omnibus, that when the first electric street light was turned on and the oil ones turned off and that when the houses were equipped with indoor toilets and streets were cleaned of open sewers. The history
Europe ready for hydrogen cars: the first Toyota saloon presented in Geneva
Hydrogen vehicles are ready for the European and North American market. The Geneva International Motor Show was the first motor show to present vehicles produced with the most innovative forms of energy, starting from hydrogen and going, without any compromise, beyond the limits of hybrid technology. During the show a variety of fuel cell cars