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.
It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. So, who Killed The Electric Car?
It certainly feels like this is what I have behind me on the road sometimes.
It takes the spirit of cycling to sell cars now?
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.
The most efficient mode of transport is the bicycle.
Photos of the extraordinary passengers spotted in the Moscow subway
Projects for driverless electric taxis and other autonomous public transport in Europe.
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.
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.
Drive one day less and look how much carbon monoxide you’ll keep out of the air we breathe
In the thirties, William Bushnell Stout designed the egyptian-inspired and art-deco-feeling scarab automobile.
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.
Tell the EU to make cars more fuel-efficient.
Nice rundown on the pros and cons of air travel versus other means of transport.
Electric buses were already on trial at the beginning of last century in London.
Dates for your agenda starting October 3rd: a series of midday conferences concerning automobile pressure on the city of Brussels.
Interesting bike rental system for commuters being tested in the Netherlands at the moment: the bike dispenser.
Warning: this vehicle may seriously damage your health.
After self-service bikes, self-service electric cars may hit the streets of Paris.
Word of the day: sodcasting. The act of playing music through the speaker on a mobile phone, usually on public transport.
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.
Death of the SUV. No surprise there.
Death of the SUV. No surprise there.
The latest rundown on peak oil from the Independent.
The latest rundown on peak oil from the Independent.
The market is adapting: increasing oil prices are moving manufacturing back closer to the customers.
A new BBC series overlays multiple types of data over satellite imagery to show things like traffic patterns and phone chatter spread.
A new BBC series overlays multiple types of data over satellite imagery to show things like traffic patterns and phone chatter spread.
The mobib smart card used for public transport in Brussels is not as secure as they make it out to be.
The mobib smart card used for public transport in Brussels is not as secure as they make it out to be.
Sounding off: One planet, one million DJs.
Total walking distance: a quarter mile.
The open-source hydrogen car set to change the industry.
The open-source hydrogen car set to change the industry.
Paging all the nimby shopkeepers who go mental as soon as a single parking spot gets removed: Bicycle Infrastructure Is Good For Business.
Nice rundown on the multiple advantages of discouraging city car use.
That Tesla #cybertruck looks perfect for driving across the post-climate-apocalypse landscape while fighting for the last remaining lithium on the planet.
MoMA just uploaded an amazingly clear film from 1902 showing the suspended railway in Wuppertal. It's still impressive today but it must have been something 118 years ago.
A visual catalogue of the many small vehicles found in Tokyo streets where the automobile is rarely seen. We could do with more of these around here.
Greyhound buses, emblematic of a bygone era in American travel, have left an indelible mark on the collective imagination, gracing the frames of classic films and the pages of literary works. In this article, Joanna Pocock follows in the footsteps of Simone de Beauvoir as she crosses the country by bus, only to encounter a transport network that's now a mere spectre of its former glory.
Reading this, I was surprised to learn that Greyhound now belongs to cheap German bus company Flixbus. That's quite a fall.
I didn't know the U.S. Capitol had its own mini underground rail network to shuttle people between buildings. I'm always fascinated by these independent networks.
