Paris to ban old and polluting cars
Commercial vehicles produced before 1997 won’t be allowed in the streets of Paris. The measure, which will come into force on 1 July, is intended to reduce air pollution in the French capital.
In Japan there are more electric car charging points than petrol filling stations
Charge points in the country exceeded petrol stations last year. Japanese plug-in drivers are no more afflicted by range anxiety, so electric vehicles are taking off. And now Japan bets on hydrogen cars.
Fiat Chrysler and Google, a historic deal for designing self-driving cars
Google and Fiat Chrysler will be partner in the development of self-driving cars. The prototypes will be based on the Chrysler Pacifica hybrid vehicle.
Solar Impulse 2 takes off for its coast-to-coast journey across the United States
L’aereo solare ha attraversato il Pacifico ed ora è tornato in volo verso Phoenix. Online la diretta del volo si Solar Impulse 2.
Bikes for hire in London will be fitted with lasers to improve cyclist safety
Thousands of hire bikes in London will be fitted with laserlights that project the image of a bike onto the road to improve safety.
Cyclus, 100 bikes for a hundred Indian girls
Arjowiggins Graphic, a leader company in recycled paper, and Childfund Alliance have launcehd an initiative to donate a hundred bikes to the same number of Indian girls.
Bamboo bicycles: a Ghanaian enterprise becomes social and eco-friendly
Bamboo bicycles become a low-impact source of wealth: Ghana bamboo bikes initiative is a social enterprise that has put sustainability at its heart.
Munich launches BeeZero, the first hydrogen-powered car sharing programme
Fifty fuel cell Hyundai ix35 will be available for Munich’s citizens, who will be able to get around the city emitting only water vapour. The hydrogen transition is getting closer.
10 things you need to know about the new Toyota Prius
The recipe behind the fourth generation of the Toyota Prius, the most widely sold hybrid car in the world, hasn’t changed: it’s the ingredients that are more refined. It isn’t simply more efficient and less polluting, a must for a car that has always flown the banner of respect for the environment. It trims
10 things you need to know about the Kia Soul Eco Electric
When it was (re)born in 2014, the Koreans intended for it to become the anti-Mini. Square, weird, original. For it to stand out. Then the Kia Soul’s journey changed. After the petrol and diesel versions (which are still on the market), the electric conversion is here. The Soul Eco Electric easily rid itself of fossil fuels,