one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog

Death of the SUV. No surprise there.

The meat trade is already a cruel one but I didn’t know they transported animals over long distances in atrocious conditions just so they could be sold with a local label on the package.

Word of the day: sodcasting. The act of playing music through the speaker on a mobile phone, usually on public transport.

After self-service bikes, self-service electric cars may hit the streets of Paris.

Warning: this vehicle may seriously damage your health.

Interesting bike rental system for commuters being tested in the Netherlands at the moment: the bike dispenser.

Dates for your agenda starting October 3rd: a series of midday conferences concerning automobile pressure on the city of Brussels.

Electric buses were already on trial at the beginning of last century in London.

Nice rundown on the pros and cons of air travel versus other means of transport.

Tell the EU to make cars more fuel-efficient.

Belgian bus builder Van Hool has introduced a hydrogen-powered bus. It’s subsidised like crazy though, so it remains to see when we’ll spot a fleet of them somewhere.

Drive one day less and look how much carbon monoxide you’ll keep out of the air we breathe

TNT will be using electric trucks for deliveries within London. Electric vehicles are exempt from the congestion charge, which goes to show it can do more than just reduce traffic, it can influence practices.

The modern automobile uses just one percent of its energy to move its occupants, the rest is used to move the big hunk of metal and glass that it is, power the gadgets, and a big chunk is simply lost as heat.

Projects for driverless electric taxis and other autonomous public transport in Europe.

Photos of the extraordinary passengers spotted in the Moscow subway

The most efficient mode of transport is the bicycle.

A study has shown drivers of 4×4 vehicles, feeling safer, are more likely to take risks on the road such as using their phones at the wheel or not fastening their seatbelts. My observations while cycling in the city are generally identical; I give those types of vehicle a very wide berth.

It takes the spirit of cycling to sell cars now?

It certainly feels like this is what I have behind me on the road sometimes.

It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. So, who Killed The Electric Car?

62% of Stockholm residents would like to keep the vehicle congestion charge which is currently running as a test there. When it was first introduced, the great majority was against it.