This pink cycling lane in New Zealand amazed the world
The Nelson Street Cycleway in Auckland: its glass walls, LED mood lighting system and bright colours make this pink cycling lane visible at a great distance…and all over the world.
Oslo will be the first city to ban cars by 2019
Oslo no longer wants to deal with cars. After the main political parties have reached an agreement to ban the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2025, the municipality of Norway’s capital has launched a new campaign against cars. The aim is to ban all cars from the city centre by 2019. Hybrid and electric
Hydrogen-powered trains are a reality. Here is the new Coradia iLint
Unveiled in Berlin by Alstom, this sustainable hydrogen-powered train that produces zero emissions will replace diesel-burning ones.
Sion is the world’s first solar production car. And it is affordable
It will be put on the market in 2018 and will be a six-passenger model. Designed in Germany and crowd-funded, it is world’s first solar car to be mass-produced. Prices start from 12,000 euros and the car travels 250 km on a full charge.
Gaza. Students build Palestine’s first solar car
The prototype was developed by two Palestinian 23-year-old students, who self-funded. The car reaches a speed of up to 30 km/h.
E-bike sales are booming: they exceed those of electric cars, study says
Navigant research shows that e-bike sales are booming. China is in the lead, Europe is beginning to increase its market share: global sales are expected to grow from 15.7 billion dollars to 24.4 billion by 2025.
Solar Impulse 2 completes round-the-world trip thanks to the sole power of the sun
For the first time ever a plane powered by solar energy has completed a round-the-world trip, flying 40,000 km without fuel. Watch the video of its last, triumphal landing.
Olli, the first 3D-printed, self-driving electric bus to hit the road in the US
Printed and assembled in a few hours, and then it’s ready to carry up to 12 passengers. The first prototypes of this bus are being tested in the streets of Washington, D.C.
Sweden inaugurates the world’s first electric highway for trucks
Sweden inaugurated the first stretch of electric highway in the province of Gästrikland, more precisely between Kungsgården and Sandviken, on the 22nd of June. It’s a stretch of the E16 road, a highway that connects Sweden to Norway. It’s a 2-kilometre stretch where hybrid trucks will be powered by electricity, exactly like trams. A two-year
Brexit, the consequences on the world of green vehicles
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union will have profound consequences on the automobile industry and technological innovation. Car manufacturers are concerned about what will come after Brexit.