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Australian utility to study impact of EVs
Australia’s Ergon Energy has chosen the city of Townsville to host a research project to better understand how the widespread introduction of electric vehicles could affect the state’s regional power...
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Stagecoach Bus invests in eco-driving
Stagecoach Bus is making a multi-million-pound investment in a high-tech eco-driving system for its bus operations in Scotland, England and Wales. From April, some 13,800 Stagecoach drivers will start...
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EU-wide project aims to promote electromobility
The European Commission has kicked off a four-year, cross-European initiative to promote electromobility. A total of 42 partners in the initiative will provide input and exchange ideas based on their...
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Siemens unveils ‘Inspiro’ concept train
Siemens Mobility will unveil Inspiro, its brand-new mass transit train, at this week’s UITP World Congress and Exhibition in Dubai. Now in the development phase, the train was designed with a focus on...
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Beat the rush: New models can help you avoid traffic jams
IBM will collaborate with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Centre for Innovative Transportation (CCIT) to develop an intelligent transportation solution to help...
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EcoCar2 competition seeks greener, safer cars
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the EcoCar2: Plugging into the Future competition, with 16 university teams selected to participate. EcoCar2 is a unique educational partnership between...
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‘Autos on steroids’ keep US gas thirst super-sized
Rising levels of obesity and the McMansion trend of the real-estate bubble era already provide evidence enough that the US has a “Super Size Me” problem. But the love of bigness has also derailed...
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How to lose 55 BILLION gallons of gas? Blame friction
Friction is a fickle friend for motorists. On the one hand, you wouldn’t want to find yourself without it while barreling down the highway at 75 mph and suddenly needing to apply the brakes. On the...
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Secrets of the world’s top ‘green-transport’ cities
What transportation lessons can we learn from some of the world’s top-ranking cities? Siemens’ series of “Green City Index” reports of different regions of the globe shows efficient-transport leaders...
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Smart mobility? It’s all about ‘collaborative consumption’
A lot of discussion about low-carbon transport centers on vehicle technology, but that is only part of the solution. Zero-emission cars certainly have a part to play in terms of reducing reliance on...
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Navy dreams of turning seawater into jet fuel
Refueling a Navy vessel in the middle of the Pacific ocean isn’t like topping off the tank of your Hyundai: there are no filling stations right around the corner and nowhere to hike with a gas can if...
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‘CNG in a Box’ aimed at boosting use of natural gas for transport
With US production booming and low prices, natural gas could be an appealing fuel for a growing number of motorists. However, finding ways to fill up aren’t always easy for individuals and fleet...
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Your Tweets and Facebook posts could help make cars safer
Social media sites could do more than let you share updates about what you’re doing right now or what you ate for lunch — they could provide a new way for automakers identify safety and performance...
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‘Super lorries’ to the rescue for less traffic, fewer emissions?
How could shipping expenses, carbon emissions and time wasted in traffic all be reduced at once? One expert believes the answer lies with high-capacity vehicles, or HCVs. We might call them “extra-long...
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Lyon pilots system for real-time traffic insights
A first-of-its-kind analytics technology is bringing new intelligence to the transportation management center for the city of Lyon, France. The system now being piloted gives transportation engineers...
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Research: Cars can be safer without human drivers
Worried about how technology-enabled, driverless cars will be able to navigate through intersections without crashing into one another? No need to, according to researchers at Virginia Tech...
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World’s cities look at how to keep moving, emit much less
Persuading people — especially large new populations of first-time car-owners in developing countries — to drive their cars less won’t be easy. But it’s vitally important for reducing the risks of...
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Is algae the answer to greener transport?
Energy – not even fossil-fuel energy – isn’t in short supply for the short-term future, globally speaking. Liquid fuel for transport, on the other hand, is a concern. And it’s hard to imagine a global...
View ArticleDublin taps into real-time data to ease traffic congestion
Officials in Dublin are hoping to solve the Irish city’s traffic problems by making smarter use of data. Using systems built with the help of IBM, the city is now streaming in masses of data from...
View ArticleDutch electric-car drivers will never be far from a place to charge
Getting a large segment of society to replace gas-powered vehicles with electric ones raises a chicken-and-egg problem: how can you promote a shift to plug-in cars when drivers don’t have a convenient...
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